amortization
amortization · amortizations
амортизация
Abschreibung
The reduction of loan principal over a series of paymentsThe reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
UK/əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/US/ˌæmɚtəˈzeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years
(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.
Abschreibung
амортиза́цияamortizácija
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
process of distributing asset cost:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
process of distributing asset cost:
Origin
From Middle English amortisen (“to kill, alienate in mortmain”), from Anglo-Norman amortesFrom 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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Forms
plural: amortizationsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers:amortisation
- the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years:amortisation
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable