depreciate
Example Sentences
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The accounting method a taxpayer uses when they put equipment into service and then depreciate the asset is much less emotional, but keeping it consistent is equally important.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Allegations of a purposefully cheapened offshore yuan as a controlled currency are misguided and ignore key facts, he says, adding that the PBOC’s price guidance has been predominantly to appreciate, not depreciate the yuan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Instead companies depreciate these large costs over time, which is what gets counted in the income statement.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
They were luxury items that would not depreciate, but instead act as a "store of wealth", Judge Mills said.
From BBC • May 19, 2025
Roberts replied it was, wishing to depreciate its value.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
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