depreciation
noun
decrease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc.
depreciations
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pluralof depreciation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The gold miner said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciations and amortization more than doubled on year to $2.29 billion, aided by higher production volumes and elevated gold prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
President Masoud Pezeshkian promised dialogue and acknowledged "legitimate demands" in in a country where inflation soars near 50%, and currency depreciations play havoc with people's hardscrabble lives.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Next year also could see corporates taking advantage of last year’s tax law changes that allow 100% bonus depreciations and immediate expensing of R&D costs.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
One of the world’s sharpest currency depreciations boosted the cost of imports.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
The war must be carried on at an expense proportioned to this value, which must inevitably call for immense emissions, and, of course, still further depreciations must ensue.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I by Jared Sparks
