obsolescence

obsolescence definition - finance
The process of becoming out of date. It is one of the underlying concepts of depreciation, because obsolescence limits the useful life of an asset.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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