adjustment vs depreciation allowance

depreciation allowance vs adjustment

adjustment and depreciation allowance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
depreciation allowance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, depreciation allowance is a hyponym of adjustment; that is, depreciation allowance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adjustment:

adjustment: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
depreciation allowance: an allowance for loss due to depreciation

Other hyponyms of adjustment include cost-of-living allowance, deduction, discount, seasonal adjustment, tare, extra duty allowance, extraneous duty allowance, special duty allowance.

adjustment (noun)	depreciation allowance (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	an allowance for loss due to depreciation
the act of adjusting something to match a standard
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adjustment and depreciation allowance

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