straight-line method of depreciation

NOUN
36 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

straight-line method of depreciation is a valid 36-letter word worth 50 points in Scrabble and 55 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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DOUBLE WORD → 100TRIPLE WORD → 150
MEANING

What does straight-line method of depreciation mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(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.