depreciation

noun
/dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From French dépréciation.

  1. borrowed from dépréciation

Definitions

  1. The state of being depreciated

    The state of being depreciated; disparagement.

  2. The decline in value of assets.

    • asset depreciation
    • currency depreciation
    • The accountant calculated the annual depreciation of the machinery.
  3. The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment,…

    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.

    • annual depreciation

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for depreciation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA