Depreciation
* decrease in value due to wear and tear or age.
* deduction for the wear and tear of a property.
* has nothing to do with inflation.
* increases taxable income.
* is also a hard term for some people to grasp.
* is an allocation of the cost of an asset that has a life longer than one year
  - amount deducted to recover the cost or other basis of a trade or business asset
* is an annual allocation of the cost of capital assets
  - deduction designed to compensate for the taxpayer's capital investments
  - estimate of loss in value from any cause
  - expense that is used with the actual cost method
  - based primarily on miles driven
  - basically a measure of the loss of in value inherent in the property
  - calculated on the historical cost of an asset
  - considered to be a fixed cost of production
  - figured on the basis of the home, exclusive of land
  - financial loss
  - mainly applicable to tangible fixed assets
  - spread over time to cover the life of an asset
  - the allocation of a past cost
* is the decrease in value of property over time because of age or wear and tear
  - vehicle value because of age or wear and tear
  - difference between what it cost new versus what an item is worth now
  - formal term to express the amount of value an item loses over a period of time
  - invisible cost of vehicle ownership
  - largest single cost of owning a car
* is the loss in value that develops as an item ages, wears out, or becomes obsolete
  - of value that develops as an item ages or wears
  - used to determine the actual cash value of property at time of loss
  - when an asset s value decreases
* loss in the value of property over the time the property is being used
  - value due to any cause
* means more rupees for every dollar-worth of interest payment
  - of reflecting on an annual basis the costs of capital equipment
* measure of the loss of value of a machine over time.
* non-cash expense to the business or enterprise
* noncash bookkeeping deduction for estimated wear, tear and obsolescence.
* percentage of value based on year of purchase.
* real loss to the economy.
* records the fall in market value of the asset
  - physical deterioration of the asset
* reduces a capital item's Basis for figuring gain or loss on a later sale
  - the amount of money a company makes
* represents the annual allocation of the cost of capital assets
  - cost to the business of assets wearing out
* use of funds.

Different style
* depends on availability.
* has weakness.

Discretion
* has the meaning of acting on one's own authority and judgement.
* is an important part of freedom of information laws
  - exactly what it means, the freedom to act according to one's judgment
  - liberty
* is the eye of the soul
  - opposite of routine and habitual obedience
  - wisdom
* pervasive concept in administrative law.

Disorientation
* comes quickly in blowing and drifting snow.
* is also a common problem that relates to wandering and becoming lost
  - caused by different stimuli
  - common as memory problems increase
  - confusion
  - delusion
  - frequent in the psychoses of old age
  - used in some forms of hypnotic induction
* occurs in varying degrees from person to person
  - wind-driven snow
* occurs quickly in wind driven snow and cold
  - wind-driven snow and cold
  - with the use of some drugs