depreciation

depreciation
The lessening in worth of any property caused by weather, time, and use, including obsolescence and inadequacy. 43 Am J1st Pub Util § 145. A deduction allowed in an income tax return for the gradual loss of usefulness of tangible property used in business or in the production of income. IRC § 167(x). "Depreciation" for which allowance is to be made in fixing the rate base for a public utility is the loss, not restored by current maintenance, which is due to all the factors causing the ultimate retirement of the property, embracing wear and tear, decay, inadequacy, and obsolescence. Lindheimer v Illinois Bell Tel. Co. 292 US 151, 78 L Ed 1182, 54 S Ct 658.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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