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    depreciate
    /dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪt/

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  3. DEPRECIATE definition: 1. to (cause something to) lose value, especially over time: 2. to (cause something to) lose…. Learn more.

    • Depreciate in Polish

      DEPRECIATE translate: tracić na wartości . Learn more in the...

    • Depreciate in Russian

      DEPRECIATE translate: падать в цене . Learn more in the...

    • Simplified

      DEPRECIATE translate: (尤指随时间的推移)(使)贬值,(使)跌价. Learn more in...

    • What Is Depreciation?
    • Depreciation Overview
    • Depreciation and Taxes
    • Depreciation in Accounting
    • Types of Depreciation with Calculation Examples
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    Depreciation is an accounting practice used to spread the cost of a tangible or physical asset, such as a piece of machinery or a fleet of cars, over its useful life. The amount an asset is depreciated in a given period of time is a representation of how much of that asset's value has been used up. Companies depreciate assets for both tax and accou...

    Machinery and equipment are expensive assets for a company to purchase. Instead of realizing the entire cost of an asset in the year it is purchased, companies can use depreciation to spread out the cost of an asset for accounting purposes over a period of years (equal to the asset's useful life). This allows the company to match depreciation expen...

    Businesses also use depreciation for tax purposes—namely, to reduce their total taxable income and, thus, reduce their tax liability. Under U.S. tax law, a business can take a deduction for the cost of an asset, thereby reducing their taxable income. But, in most cases, the cost of the asset must be spread out over time; this is called asset deprec...

    If an asset is depreciated for financial reporting purposes, it's considered a non-cash charge because it doesn't represent an actual cash outflow. While the entire cash outlay might be paid initially—at the time an asset is purchased—the expense is recorded incrementally (to reflect that an asset provides a benefit to a company over an extended pe...

    There are a number of methods that accountants can use to depreciate assets. These methods are: straight-line, declining balance, double-declining balance, sum-of-the-years' digits, and unit of production.

    Depreciation allows businesses to spread the cost of physical assetsover a period of time, which has advantages from both an accounting and tax perspective. Businesses have a variety of depreciation methods to choose from, including straight-line, declining balance, double-declining balance, sum-of-the-years' digits, and unit of production .

  4. Depreciate means to lower the value or price of something, or to represent as of little value. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and legal meaning of depreciate from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. Depreciate means to become less valuable or to reduce the value of something over time. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, such as business, money and formal language, with pictures and example sentences.

  6. Depreciate means to reduce the value or price of something, or to claim depreciation on a property for tax purposes. It can also mean to belittle or disparage something or someone. See examples, synonyms, and word history of depreciate.

  7. Other forms: depreciated; depreciating; depreciates. Something depreciates when it loses value. If you bought shares of a company for $10 each a year ago and now they’re worth $1 each, guess what: they have depreciated.