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annual
Adjective
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If something is annual, it happens every year.
The 1992 Annual General Meeting will be held at Bristol University, on Saturday April 11 and Sunday April 12.
annual
Noun
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An annual is a kind of plant that only lives for one year.
depreciation
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noun
a decrease in price or value
depreciation of the dollar against the yen
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noun
decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
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noun
(= disparagement)
a communication that belittles somebody or something
allowance
Noun
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An allowance is money that someone gives for doing things, often for going to school.
Susan gets an allowance of five dollars a week.
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An allowance is a small amount of credit that someone gives to you.
Bobby's parents let him have an allowance of coins for playing games.
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Allowance is an act of allowing or granting of something by someone.