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SLM

An acronym for straight line method; a method of depreciation that involves calculating depreciation or amortization by expensing an asset...

Straight Line Method

A method of depreciation that involves calculating depreciation or amortization by expensing an asset (financial asset, in the case of...

Straight Line Basis

A method of depreciation that involves calculating depreciation or amortization by expensing an asset (financial asset, in the case of...

Depreciable Base

The difference between an asset’s cost and its salvage value. Depreciable base is a key input in the calculation of...

Straight Line Depreciation

A method of depreciation that involves calculating depreciation or amortization by expensing an asset (financial asset, in the case of...

Encumbrance

In accounting, encumbrance is a commitment to spend a certain amount of money for a particular purpose at a certain...

Negative Depreciation

A depreciation that involves an increase in the value of a fixed asset over time, rather than a decrease as...

Negative Economic Depreciation

An economic depreciation that reflects an increase in the cash flows or capital return generated, or expected to be generated,...

Positive Economic Depreciation

In normal situations, economic depreciation implies a decrease in asset values (in this sense, it is better described as positive...

Economic Depreciation

A type of depreciation that reflects the decline in an asset’s market value as a result of economic factors, such...