Associations to the word «Depreciation»

Wiktionary

DEPRECIATION, noun. The state of being depreciated.
DEPRECIATION, noun. The decline in value of assets.
DEPRECIATION, noun. (accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.

Dictionary definition

DEPRECIATION, noun. A decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen".
DEPRECIATION, noun. Decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use.
DEPRECIATION, noun. A communication that belittles somebody or something.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley