de|ple|tion

de|ple|tion
de|ple|tion «dih PLEE shuhn», noun.
1. the act or process of emptying; exhausting: »

Years of mining have caused a depletion of coal deposits in the mines.

SYNONYM(S): exhaustion.
2. the condition of being depleted; exhaustion: »

At the present rate of depletion, the Canadian forest can remain commercially productive for only a very few decades (J. J. De Gryse).

SYNONYM(S): exhaustion.
3. Accounting. the reduction or consumption of capital assets.

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