Straight-Line Method of Depreciation

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(accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life

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synonym: straight-line method
plural: Straight-Line Method of Depreciations
possessive: Straight-Line Method of Depreciation's
pluralpossessive: Straight-Line Method of Depreciations'

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