depreciation
The decrease in the value of property over a period of time, usually as result
of age, wear and tear from use, or economic obsolescence. Actual physical depreciation
(wear and tear from use) is subtracted from the replacement cost of insured
property in determining its actual cash value (ACV); courts in some jurisdictions
have allowed insurers to deduct depreciation due to economic obsolescence as
well.
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