what is depreciation?

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what is depreciation?

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It is the reduction in value of a durable good as it ages. It’s why a new $30k car is only worth $15k 5 years later.

There is also an accounting principal to account for this, allowing businesses to more evenly spread the cost out over time vs. having $30k expenses every 5 years.

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