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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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The capex is beginning to show up as mounting depreciation expenses, up to 12.5% of companywide sales in the last quarter from 7.1% the year before.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The combined group would generate annual revenue of about $9.9 billion and make adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of around $1.8 billion, the companies said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It generated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda, of $7.2 billion in 2025, up about 90% year over year.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The Reserve Bank of India met against a backdrop of sharp rupee depreciation and acute economic risks, as the Iran crisis drives up energy prices, threatening to stoke inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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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