depreciate
Example Sentences
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The accounting method a taxpayer uses when they put equipment into service and then depreciate the asset is much less emotional, but keeping it consistent is equally important.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
The catch: They generally don’t break out the costs for each, nor are they required to do so, despite the vastly different time periods in which facilities and chips depreciate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
“NVIDIA’s customers depreciate GPUs over 4-6 years based on real-world longevity and utilization patterns,” the company said in the memo.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
They were luxury items that would not depreciate, but instead act as a "store of wealth", Judge Mills said.
From BBC • May 19, 2025
The earliest find in America was gold, and at first this metal shows a tendency to depreciate.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
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