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depletion allowance

de·plete al·low·ance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-pleet uh-lou-uh ns]
    • /dɪˈplit əˈlaʊ əns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-pleet uh-lou-uh ns]
    • /dɪˈplit əˈlaʊ əns/

Definitions of depletion allowance words

  • noun depletion allowance a tax allowance granted in certain industries, such as the oil and gas industries, to compensate for the depletion of the oil, gas, etc owned by the company 3
  • noun depletion allowance a tax reduction allowed on income from exhaustible resources, as oil or timber. 1

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Parts of speech for Depletion allowance

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depletion allowance popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for depletion allowance

noun depletion allowance

  • price support — the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.
  • subsidy — a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like.
  • support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
  • subvention — a grant of money, as by a government or some other authority, in aid or support of some institution or undertaking, especially in connection with science or the arts.

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