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31straight line depreciation — /streɪt laɪn dɪpriɪʃiˌeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun depreciation calculated by dividing the cost of an asset, less its remaining value, by the number of years it is likely to be used COMMENT: Various methods of depreciating assets are used; under the ‘straight… …
32straight-line speed — The highest speed obtainable by a vehicle driving in a straight line …
33straight-line tracking — The ability of a car to resist road irregularities and run in a straight line without steering corrections …
34straight-line method — noun (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 • Syn: ↑straight line method of depreciation • Topics: ↑accounting • Hypernyms:… …
35straight-line method of depreciation — noun (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 • Syn: ↑straight line method • Topics: ↑accounting • Hypernyms: ↑depreciation, ↑ …
36straight-line depreciation — noun : periodic reduction in the book value of an asset by a fixed percentage of its original cost based on its estimated life compare depreciation charge * * * straight line depreciation, a method of depreciation in which the original cost of… …
37straight line — line having the same direction throughout its length; orderly row …
38walk a straight line — walk without staggering, show that you are sober If you can t walk a straight line, don t drive a vehicle …
39A straight line — Straight Straight, a. [Compar. {Straighter}; superl. {Straightest}.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend. See {Stretch}.] 1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one… …
40straight line — /streɪt ˈlaɪn/ (say strayt luyn) noun 1. a line which is straight (def. 4). 2. a line of stock developed by breeding through one family, excluding close relations …
