amortize
To alienate in mortmainTo alienate (property) in mortmain.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To alienate (property) in mortmain.
(transitive)To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
amortisieren
погаша́тьpogašátʹ, погаси́тьpogasítʹ
(broadly, transitive)To make a large cost or other quantity more manageable by dividing it into smaller parts (such as over a long time or across many transactions).
To make a large cost or other quantity more manageable by dividing it into smaller parts (such as over a long time or across many transactions).
(broadly, transitive)To even out the costs of running an algorithm over many iterations, so that high-cost iterations are much less frequent than low-cost iterations, which lowers the average running time.
- liquidate gradually
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English amortisen, from Old French amortir (via the stem amortiss-), from VulgFrom Middle English amortisen, from Old French amortir (via the stem amortiss-), from Vulgar Latin *admortīre, derived from Latin mortuus (“dead”).
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Forms
amortizes, amortizing, amortized, amortizedSynonyms
1 synonyms- liquidate gradually:amortise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle