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Business Definition for: straight-line
straight-line

to project a uniform level of rent or revenue over the life of a lease or contract , even when growth in that income stream is expected.

Example: To create a conservative projection of investment return, the analyst straight-lined the revenue produced by concession sales and other non-rent sources.

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