residual value

residual value definition - finance
The estimated salvage or trade-in value of a tangible asset using an estimated disposal date. Residual value is an important calculation for depreciation expense. Also called salvage value or disposal value.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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