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impairment

[im-pair-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɛər mənt /


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Stripping out one-time items, such as those goodwill and intangible-assets impairment charges, earnings were 95 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal

Separately, IP posted a wider fourth-quarter loss as higher costs and an asset impairment charge weighed.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But from the perspectives of brain structure, cognitive impairment and neurological disease risk, increased pancreatic fat should be recognized as a potentially higher-risk imaging phenotype than fatty liver."

From Science Daily

In July, Intel took a nearly $800 million impairment charge, in part due to selling off older manufacturing machinery at a loss, which the company believed it no longer needed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company projects it will incur about $4.6 million in restructuring and asset impairment charges, including about $4.2 million in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal