Expected rate of depreciation (预期折旧率)

Expected rate of depreciation (预期折旧率 yùqī zhéjiù lǜ) is the expected (预期 yùqí) rate (率 lǜ) at which the value of an asset is reduced each year.

• 预期 (yùqī) derives from 

预 (yù) as in predetermined (预设 yùshè) or preview (预习 yùxí); 期 (qī) as in date (日期 rìqī) or expectation (期望 qīwàng).

预期 (yùqī) as in expected return (预期收益 yùqī shōuyì) or beyond expectation (超出预期 chāochū yùqī).

• 折 (zhé) as in discount (打折 dǎzhé) or bend (弯折 wānzhé).

• 旧 (jiù) as in old (旧的 jiùdē) or nostalgia (怀旧 huáijiù).

• 率 (lǜ) as in ratio (比率 bǐlǜ), probability (几率 jīlǜ) or efficiency (功率 gōnglǜ).

Also see: depreciation.