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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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It’s expected to generate $200 billion in 2025 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

It continues to target sales growth of 1% to 4% in local currencies and an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization margin between 19.5% and 20%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

During the shift to expensing, businesses will continue claiming depreciation deductions for past investments while claiming full deductions for new investments immediately.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Under prior law, businesses had to deduct R&D and equipment costs over many years using depreciation schedules that didn’t match their real-world spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Prices kept going up and up, and depreciation of the paper money took a lot of the profit out of it.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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