depreciation
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See also: dépréciation
English
Etymology
From French dépréciation.
Pronunciation
Noun
depreciation (countable and uncountable, plural depreciations)
- The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- The decline in value of assets.
- (accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.
Derived terms
Translations
state
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the decline in value of assets
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the measurement of the decline in value of assets
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See also
depreciation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
