economic life

noun

The expected period of time during which an asset remains useful or profitable to its owner.

Meanings

nouneconomic life (countable and uncountable, plural economic lives)

plural economic lives

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe expected period of time during which an asset remains useful or profitable to its owner.

    Synonyms: useful life

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe expected period of time during which an asset remains useful or profitable to its owner.

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economic life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20life

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