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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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In the 2000s, subprime mortgages were extended to millions of Americans, many of them first-time homebuyers with limited financial sophistication and almost no financial cushion to weather real estate depreciation.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

GDI also includes depreciation, the cost of replacing equipment and buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Some analysts say trends in depreciation have, for technical reasons, exaggerated the fall in the labor share.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Ebitda refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which is a measure of underlying profitability.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 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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