accelerated depreciation

noun [U]

Definition

› ACCOUNTING a method by which a company reduces an asset’s value in its accounts by more in the early years of its life than in later years: Accelerated depreciation allows a business to claim tax deductions on an asset now rather than later.

(Definition of accelerated depreciation noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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