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Noun: straight-line method
  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
    - straight-line method of depreciation

Derived forms: straight-line methods

Type of: depreciation, wear and tear

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