Civil service pensions have been reduced in value in recent years but are still worth 25-30% on top of salary.
To the extent that shares are sold at a price below the then current market, existing shares are reduced in value ("diluted," in accounting jargon).
Reintroduction of the drachma could mean that overnight their property and other assets in Greece were reduced in value by as much as 50%.
The result is individual hardship of the cruellest kind, with pensions disappearing or dramatically reduced in value, and corporates hamstrung by huge deficits.
You look at the value of the home, 401 k), if you're lucky enough to have a vacation home, all of that stuff has been reduced in value at least 30percentt.
Let the UK's welfare system, already reduced in value in real terms, be spread more widely to catch those who lose out when Whitehall pulls the funding plug.
Departments and ministries of non-English-speaking countries are lc, eg French ministry of the interior, Iraqi foreign ministry dependant noun; dependent adjective; dependence depositary person; depository place deprecate express disapproval; depreciate reduce in value.
While history points to clubs with disenchanted stars selling to prevent them disappearing into the reserves and reducing in value, City can afford to take a financial hit if they sell the Argentinian at a loss this summer.
A portfolio of relatively safe government bonds might attract a small haircut, whereas one consisting of loans to small businesses might be reduced in value by 40% or more.
Departments and ministries of non-English-speaking countries are lc, eg French ministry of the interior, Iraqi foreign ministry dependant noun; dependent adjective; dependence His dependants were dependent on him for everything depositary person; depository place deprecate express disapproval; depreciate reduce in value.
