depreciable

[dih-pree-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.

2. capable of being depreciated for tax purposes.

depreciable

/ dɪˈpriːʃəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be depreciated for tax deduction

2. liable to depreciation

Other Word Forms

• nondepreciable adjective
• undepreciable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of depreciable¹

depreci(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

For example, let us say that the depreciable cost of a desktop computer is $800.

From Encyclopedia.com

The first step to calculating depreciation is to determine the asset’s depreciable cost.

From Encyclopedia.com

As such, your property’s “depreciable base” is $300,000.

From Washington Post

“These terrorizing acts are depreciable and have no place in our country,” he said during a Young Black Leadership Summit at the White House.

From Fox News

Making the most of a new rule on writing off depreciable property, for instance, might require an ability to travel back in time.

From New York Times