depreciation

deprezzamento

Diminuzione nel tempo del valore di un bene posseduto, come un’auto o una macchina.

In inglese semplice: The decrease in the value of something owned, such as a car or machine, over time.

• New cars suffer rapid depreciation.
• Depreciation reduced the value of our equipment.
• How much depreciation should we expect over five years?

Sinonimi: decline in value

Contrari: appreciation

Espressioni comuni: asset depreciation, car depreciation, rapid depreciation

deprezzamento, svalutazione

Riduzione del valore di qualcosa o della considerazione che gli viene attribuita.

In inglese semplice: A reduction in how much something is worth or how highly it is regarded.

• The currency suffered depreciation.
• He objected to the depreciation of her achievements.
• A drop in demand caused further depreciation in value.

Come si usa: depreciation of something (The depreciation of the currency made imports expensive.)

Sinonimi: devaluation, disparagement

Contrari: appreciation

Espressioni comuni: depreciation of something, currency depreciation, depreciation in value

ammortamento

Somma registrata nei conti per distribuire il costo di un bene sugli anni in cui viene usato.

In inglese semplice: An amount recorded in accounts to spread an asset’s cost over the years it is used.

• The accountant calculated annual depreciation.
• Depreciation is recorded as an expense.
• We use the same depreciation method for all our machines.

Espressioni comuni: annual depreciation, depreciation expense, depreciation charge