depreciate
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The accounting method a taxpayer uses when they put equipment into service and then depreciate the asset is much less emotional, but keeping it consistent is equally important.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
The DXY dollar index was lower, and BofA said the currency looked set to depreciate against this year as lower U.S. rates make it cheaper to take protection against the risk of the currency weakening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Instead companies depreciate these large costs over time, which is what gets counted in the income statement.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
Faced with a balance-of-payments crisis, India dismantled many import controls and let the rupee depreciate - a move that gave a much-needed boost to exporters and domestic producers competing with imports.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
He tried to depreciate her; he told himself she was not pretty, and then made indignant answer that he liked her looks much better than any beauty of them all.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
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