| 单词 | capital depreciation |
| 释义 | > as lemmascapital depreciation capital depreciation n. a decrease in the value of the assets owned by a person, company, etc.; cf. capital appreciation n. ΚΠ 1875 Glasgow Herald 7 June 6/2 In such circumstances your directors consider it satisfactory and reassuring to be able to announce the earning of a dividend after providing amply for capital depreciation. 1937 R. G. Hawtrey Capital & Employm. vii. 210 Few, if any, capitalists would so greatly fear capital depreciation as to keep the whole of their resources uninvested. 1999 N. T. Macdonald Macroecon. & Business (2002) ii. 43 The concept of capital depreciation leads to the distinction between gross investment and net investment. 2011 Irish Times (Nexis) 4 May 21 The moderate easing in rental value decline has led to a slowing in the rate of capital depreciation in the market. < as lemmas |
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