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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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The Swedish telecommunications company delivered continued solid growth, with underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and the cost of leased assets above expectations, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The company reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $696.3 million, compared with Wall Street’s forecast of $705 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The firm says Critical Metals can achieve almost $200 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization once the first phase of drilling is at 100% capacity.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Overall sales grew 7% in fiscal 2025, driven by 28% growth in its Climate Solutions segment, helping earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization grow 25%.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Prices kept going up and up, and depreciation of the paper money took a lot of the profit out of it.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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