See Also: depletion(dictionary)
depletion(medicine)
Depletion(money)
chloride depletion(medicine)
depletion allowance(encyclopedia)
salt depletion(medicine)
lymphocyte depletion(medicine)
depletion response(medicine)
depletion method(medicine)
Depletion Deduction(law)

depletion (iou)



depletion noun. M17.
[French depletion or late Latin depletio(n-) (earlier depletura) blood-letting, formed as DEPLETE verb: see -ION.]
The action of depleting; the condition of being depleted; the emptying of contents; exhaustion; an instance of this. M17.
J. M. Keynes The depletion of the surplus stocks will have an offsetting effect on the amount by which investment increases. T. Williams He holds the bottle to the light to observe its depletion.
Medicine. The emptying or relieving of overfilled organs or cavities in the body. Now rare or obsolete. M18.
Comb.: depletion allowance US a tax concession allowable to a company whose normal business activities (esp. oil extraction) reduce the value of its own assets.