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Depreciated Assets

/dɪˈpriː.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd ˈæs.ɛts/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    Assets that have lost value over time due to wear and tear, obsolescence, or market conditions.

    "The company had to write down its depreciated assets in the financial report."
  2. 2

    Financial assets that are recorded at a lower value than their original purchase price.

    "Investors were concerned about the impact of depreciated assets on the company's balance sheet."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'depreciated' originates from the Latin word 'depretiāre', meaning to lower in price, which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 19th century. 'Assets' comes from the Latin 'assētus', meaning 'to be sufficient', reflecting the value of resources owned by an entity.

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🇫🇷French → English

Actifs dépréciés

Transliteration: aktif deprese

"L'entreprise a dû ajuster la valeur de ses actifs dépréciés."

🇩🇪German → English

Abgeschriebene Vermögenswerte

Transliteration: abgeschriebene vermögenswerte

"Das Unternehmen musste die abgeschriebenen Vermögenswerte in den Finanzberichten anpassen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Attivi deprezzati

Transliteration: attivi deprezzati

"L'azienda ha registrato gli attivi deprezzati nel bilancio."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Activos depreciados

Transliteration: aktivos depreciados

"La empresa tuvo que ajustar el valor de sus activos depreciados."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Ativos depreciados

Transliteration: ativos depreciados

"A empresa teve que registrar os ativos depreciados em seu relatório financeiro."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अवमूल्यित संपत्तियाँ

Transliteration: avmulyit sampattiyaan

"कंपनी को अपनी अवमूल्यित संपत्तियों का मूल्यांकन करना पड़ा।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

贬值资产

Transliteration: biǎnzhí zīchǎn

"公司必须调整其贬值资产的价值。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

감가상각 자산

Transliteration: gamgasanggak jasang

"회사는 감가상각 자산의 가치를 조정해야 했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

減価償却資産

Transliteration: genka shōkyaku shisan

"会社は減価償却資産の価値を調整する必要がありました。"

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