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It is accounting policy to depreciate infrastructure and recognize other operating costs related to scaling new clusters when it starts provisioning the equipment, incurring expenses before the assets are handed over to a customer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The amount actually recovered in cases like this often falls well short of the amount embezzled - especially if the money has been spent on consumables, holidays, and luxury goods that depreciate.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

The cost of maintaining military superiority is rising as technological innovation accelerates, even as traditional military capital like tanks, ships, and aircraft become more vulnerable and depreciate faster.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Electric vehicles depreciate in value faster than traditional cars, meaning buyers can get a good deal on a used EV that hasn’t been on the road for long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

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 Walter Thornbury

And when it comes to vehicles, remember that a car also depreciates in value.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

“If it doesn’t pan out, we have just plunked down a lot of money on the table that depreciates really quickly. And the clock is ticking.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Amounts owed to boxers do not gain interest or adjust for inflation once a fighter is eligible at age 50, meaning the value depreciates over time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

A replacement battery for a Tesla Model 3 can cost up to $20,000, for a vehicle that retails at around $43,000 but depreciates quickly over time.

From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2023

Though self-praise depreciates, I am compelled sometimes to pronounce my own commendations; but it is only when no friend is present to perform that office for me.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Yet the drag on the bottom line ceases after chips are fully depreciated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The won has depreciated almost 6% against the dollar this year, despite similar yields BX:AMBMKKR-10Y, lower inflation, a huge current account surplus and record exports.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Having sat unused in a police yard for over three years, it will have depreciated sharply - perhaps to less than half its original price.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Since the crisis erupted, the interest rates at which Romania borrows have risen, and the lei currency has depreciated against the euro, which reached an all-time high of 5.21 Romanian lei on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

It has more resemblance to an over-issued and depreciated paper currency.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw

Buying equity stakes rather than owning depreciating fleets softens that, but the line between “demand layer” and “co-investor in hardware” thins with each deal.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Planned hardware replacement cycles have investments depreciating quicker than accounting rules allow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

The most valuable asset you have now is time — and that’s a depreciating asset for all of us.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

As capital expenditures have skyrocketed, controversies have occasionally flared over companies’ moves to extend the useful lives of the assets they are depreciating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

A flush of crimson crept modestly to her cheeks, and she made a depreciating moue.”

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey