depreciation allowance
noun [C]Definition
› ACCOUNTING, TAX the amount, based on the depreciation of assets, that a business can reduce its profit by when taxes are calculated: The bill will change the depreciation allowance that businesses can claim on equipment purchases when filing their federal income taxes.
(Definition of depreciation allowance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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