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amortization

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Scrabble points
23
Words With Friends
25
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/(UK)
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/əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/(UK) · /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/(UK) · /ˌæmɚtəˈzeɪʃən/(US) · /əˌmɔɹtəˈzeɪʃən/(US)

Definition of amortization

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.

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Etymology

From Middle English amortisen (“to kill, alienate in mortmain”), from Anglo-Norman amorteser, alteration of Old French amortir, from Vulgar Latin *admortire (“to kill”), from Latin ad- and mors, mortem (“death”).

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