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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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It wants to have debt-to-earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of about 2.5 times one year on from the spin.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Some analysts say trends in depreciation have, for technical reasons, exaggerated the fall in the labor share.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Ebitda refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which is a measure of underlying profitability.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

European utilities are priced at an average nine times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda, compared with 12 times for U.S. peers, says Jens Zimmermann, the sector analyst at Gabelli Funds.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Prices kept going up and up, and depreciation of the paper money took a lot of the profit out of it.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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