Russian economic term

[Alex Ushakov]

Here are some examples from The Businessman's Russian-English Dictionary.
In 2 Volumes. Minsk, 1994:

iznos s. wear and tear, wear, tear, tear and wear, depreciation; (moral'nyj
-- ustarevanije) obsolescence, ageing. nastupil polnyj moral'nyj ili /i/
fizicheskij iznos osnovnykh fondov -- assets are worn out;

moralnyj iznos (oborudovanija) -- moral /functional/ depreciation,
obsolescence

HTH

Alex Ushakov



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> From: GREGORY ANDRUSZ <G.Andrusz at mdx.ac.uk>
> To: SEELANGS at CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
> Subject: Re: Russian economic term
> Date: Monday, May 18, 1998 12:26 PM
>
> If it refers to housing then I tend to translate it as 'dilapidated'.
> It could even be 'run down'
>
>
> Gregory Andrusz
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> > Date sent:      Sun, 17 May 1998 20:22:14 -0400
> > From:           Wayles Browne <ewb2 at cornell.edu>
> > Subject:        Russian economic term
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> > Help...can someone explain the Russian economic term moral'nyj iznos?
> > Is there an established English translation?
> > Thank you
> > Wayles Browne, Cornell U.
> >