depreciation
noun
- allocating the cost of a (tangible) asset over a period of time
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Pronunciation: /dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Late Latin dē Late Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *-ti ? Proto-Indo-European *próti Proto-Italic *pretjom Late Latin pretium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Late Latin -ō Late Latin dēpretiārebor. French déprécier Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French dépréciationbor. English depreciation Borrowed from French dépréciation.
- The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- The decline in value of assets.
“asset depreciation”
“currency depreciation”
- 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”