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  • 1straight line — ˌstraight ˈline adjective ACCOUNTING the straight line method of calculating depreciation (= fall in value) on an asset involves dividing the original cost of the asset, less its value as scrap, by the number of years it is expected to be used.… …

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  • 2straight-line — [strāt′līn΄] adj. 1. composed of straight lines 2. Finance designating or of a method of allocating costs to given time periods at a fixed rate [straight line depreciation] 3. Mech. a) designating or of a device, mechanism, etc. whose main parts… …

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  • 3Straight Line Stitch — est un groupe nord américain très méconnu de la population européenne. Le groupe est né dans le Tennessee à Knoxville. Straight Line Stitch s impose dans un style original s inspirant du hardcore et du death metal, souvent appelé hybrid metal ou… …

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  • 4straight-line depreciation — A method of deducting the cost of a business asset by deductions in equal annual amounts. The period of time is specified by the Internal Revenue Code for different categories of assets, typically from three to 39 years. Category: Business, LLCs… …

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  • 5straight–line — adj: marked by equal payments over a given term using the straight–line method of depreciation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 6Straight-line grammar — Straight line grammars (SLG) are formal grammars that do not branch (every non terminal has only one associated production rule) nor loop (if non terminal A appears in a derivation of B, B does not appear in a derivation of A). Such grammars… …

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  • 7straight line method — ➔ method …

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  • 8straight-line method — UK US noun [S] ACCOUNTING ► a way of depreciating (= reducing the value of) a fixed asset in a company s accounts, in which the asset s value is reduced by the same amount each year. This amount is equal to the asset s value when you can no… …

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  • 9straight–line depreciation — see depreciation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 10straight line depreciation — A method of calculating the depreciation of an asset that assumes the asset will lose an equal amount of value every year. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …

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