depreciation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- (countable, uncountable) The decline in value of assets.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Synonyms
price reduction
amortization of assets
consumption of fixed capital
impairment of value
loss of value
debase the value of
depreciation of value
value reduction
Translations
dépréciation
depreciación
Wertminderung
deprezzamento
depreciação
depreciació
afschrijvingPronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/
Etymology
From French dépréciation.
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