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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ay-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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“In addition to lower volumes and weaker mix, we expect profitability to be weighed down by higher raw material costs, increased depreciation and amortization, and elevated supplier-related expenses.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

A series of comments from Japanese officials, remarks from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and expectations for faster interest-rate hikes by the Bank of Japan have combined to cap the yen’s depreciation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Entain previously expected Brazil to represent around 5% of online net gaming revenue in 2026, though its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization contribution was forecast to be modest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

If she has rented the property and claimed depreciation, there could be additional tax considerations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 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

The gold miner said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciations and amortization more than doubled on year to $2.29 billion, aided by higher production volumes and elevated gold prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

President Masoud Pezeshkian promised dialogue and acknowledged "legitimate demands" in in a country where inflation soars near 50%, and currency depreciations play havoc with people's hardscrabble lives.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

Next year also could see corporates taking advantage of last year’s tax law changes that allow 100% bonus depreciations and immediate expensing of R&D costs.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025

"All countries are experiencing currency depreciations, our focus is to stabilise the exchange rate through intervention," Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2023

While we write, fresh victims are being driven by penury into the slopworking trade, fresh depreciations of labour are taking place.

From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Thomas Hughes


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