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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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Cut off from foreign currency, trade and investment, the government is unable to control inflation and stop the depreciation of the currency, the rial.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fox’s cable network programming brought in roughly 75% of the company’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the three months through September 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company reports in Swiss francs and has been hit by the depreciation of the dollar.

From Barron's

Focus will be on the yen as well, after Japan’s finance minister said she is ready to act against excess depreciation, putting traders on watch for a potential intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company is forecast to generate positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda, for the first time in 2027, at about $452 million.

From Barron's