Accounting Terms - D Definitions

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Accounting Words - D Terms

Debit: An entry on the left side of an account - increases assets or decreases liabilities.

Depreciation: The allocation of the cost of a tangible, long-term asset over its useful life.

Dividends: Distributions by a corporation to its shareholders. Dividends decrease both the assets and retained earnings of the corporation.

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