depreciation rate

noun [C]

Definition

› ACCOUNTING the rate at which the value of an asset is reduced each year: Changes to the tax rules will see new depreciation rates that better reflect how assets decline in value.

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

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