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Depreciation Financial Glossary

What is it? The amount by which a fixed assets accounting or book value is periodically reduced to reflect the fact that the economic value of the asset is steadily reduced by a combination of wear and tear from use, age, and/or obsolescence. The offsetting entry is depreciation expense.

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