Appreciation vs. Depreciation

Appreciationnoun

A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

Appreciationnoun

Accurate perception; true estimation.

Appreciationnoun

A rise in value.

Appreciationnoun

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

Appreciationnoun

Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors.

Appreciationnoun

A rise in value; - opposed to depreciation.

Appreciationnoun

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;

Appreciationnoun

delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values);

Appreciationnoun

an expression of gratitude;

Appreciationnoun

a favorable judgment;

Appreciationnoun

an increase in price or value;

Depreciationnoun

The state of being depreciated; disparagement.

Depreciationnoun

The decline in value of assets.

Depreciationnoun

(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.

Depreciationnoun

The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation.

Depreciationnoun

The falling of value; reduction of worth.

Depreciationnoun

the state of being depreciated.

Depreciationnoun

a decrease in price or value;

Depreciationnoun

decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

Depreciationnoun

a communication that belittles somebody or something

Depreciation

In accountancy, depreciation refers to two aspects of the same concept: first, the actual decrease of fair value of an asset, such as the decrease in value of factory equipment each year as it is used and wear, and second, the allocation in accounting statements of the original cost of the assets to periods in which the assets are used (depreciation with the matching principle).Depreciation is thus the decrease in the value of assets and the method used to reallocate, or the cost of a tangible asset (such as equipment) over its useful life span. Businesses depreciate long-term assets for both accounting and tax purposes.