useful economic life
51operating lease — A lease under which an asset is hired out to a lessee or lessees for a period that is substantially shorter than its useful economic life. Under an operating lease, some of the risks and rewards of the ownership of the leased asset remain with… …
52fixed asset — capital asset An asset of a business intended for continuing use, rather than a short term current asset (such as stock). Fixed assets must be classified in a company s balance sheet as intangible, tangible, or investments. Examples of intangible …
53goodwill — An intangible asset reflecting a business s customer connections, reputation, and similar factors. It can be valued as the difference between the value of the separable net assets of a business and the total value of the business. Purchased… …
54government grant — An amount paid to an organization to assist it to pursue activities considered socially or economically desirable. Grants may be revenue based, i. e. made by reference to a specified category of revenue expenditure. Revenue based grants should be …
55operating lease — A lease under which an asset is hired out to a lessee or lessees for a period that is substantially shorter than its useful economic life. Under an operating lease, the ownership of the leased asset remains with the lessor. Statement of Standard… …
56obsolescence — A reduction or ending of an asset’s *useful economic life (or sales value) through technological or other changes. Obsolescence is an important factor in the *amortization of *long term assets and the valuation of inventory The operational… …
57wasting asset — A *fixed asset with a limited *useful economic life. Wasting assets are normally subjected to *amortization charges …
58India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
59United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
60education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
