depletion allowance
noun
a tax reduction allowed on income from exhaustible resources, as oil or timber.
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Cultural definitions for depletion allowance
depletion allowance
A deduction from taxable income based on the eventual exhaustion or waste of a natural asset, such as an oil field.
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