amortization
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amortization
- /əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/ UK
- /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌæmɚtəˈzeɪʃən/ US
- /əˌmɔɹtəˈzeɪʃən/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun amortizations · amortisation
- The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
- 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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Closest in meaning: amortisation, write-down, discount, write-off, dividend, capital, cost, repayment, redemption, allowance, payback, retirement, cca, discard, depreciation, damping
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noun process of distributing asset cost
| Español | amortización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상각 sanggak |
| 日本語 | 償却 shōkyaku |
| 中文 | 攤銷 /摊销 tānxiāo |
| Português | amortização |
| Français | amortissement |
| Deutsch | Abschreibung |
| Italiano | ammortamento |
| Ελληνικά | απόσβεση apósvesi |
| Română | amortizare |
| Русский | амортиза́ция amortizácija |
Talk about this word "amortization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amortization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amortization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amortization "amortization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amortization.Cite this
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title = {amortization},
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