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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization after leases—the company’s preferred metric, which strips out exceptional and other one-off items—increased 5.1% to 662 million euros.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any intervention in the bond market risks triggering a depreciation of the yen, making imports more expensive and putting further upward pressure on inflation.

From Barron's

Vigilance over possible intervention—potentially with U.S. coordination—has since eased depreciation pressure but officials have signaled that they stand ready to act if needed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Baker Hughes said it expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization “growth in the mid-single digits range” this year, when analysts polled by FactSet were expecting a rise of 2.7%.

From Barron's

If the central bank keeps short-term rates on hold while stabilizing long-term yields through JGB market interventions, it may need to tolerate renewed JPY depreciation, the senior economist says.

From The Wall Street Journal