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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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The capex is beginning to show up as mounting depreciation expenses, up to 12.5% of companywide sales in the last quarter from 7.1% the year before.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

For the fiscal year, which ends next April, the company expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to increase 8% to 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Baron last week said he expects SpaceX’s Starlink business alone to generate “about a trillion dollars” in annual revenue, as well as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of $800 billion, within 10 years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Executives face five-year planning cycles, depreciation schedules on systems they bought three years ago, and boards demanding returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 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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