amortize

ˈæmərˌtaɪz

Definition of amortize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

finance

Rare

pay off a debt in regular payments

Rare

They plan to amortize the loan over 15 years.

liquidate

pay off

settle

accounting

TECH.

reduce the cost of an asset over time

TECH.

The company will amortize the equipment over five years.

depreciate

write off

computer science

TECH.

even out algorithm costs over iterations

TECH.

The developer decided to amortize the algorithm's costs.

amortise

distribute

spread

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Origin of amortize

Latin, admortire (to kill) + -ize (to make)

Examples of amortize in a sentence

The company aims to amortize its debts by next year.
They plan to amortize the loan over ten years.
The accountant will amortize the intangible assets.
To optimize performance, they amortize costs over time.
Engineers amortize the expenses across multiple cycles.

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French:amortir, ...
German:amortisieren, abschreiben, ...
Italian:ammortizzare, spalmare, ...
Spanish:amortizar, depreciar, ...
Portuguese:amortizar, depreciar, ...
Chinese:摊还, 摊销, ...
Japanese:返済する, アモタイズする, ...
Arabic:سَدَّدَ, خصّص, ...
Hebrew:לְפַרֵעַ, לְהַפְחִית בְּעֵרֶךְ, ...
Russian:амортизировать, списывать, ...
Ukrainian:амортизувати, вирівнювати, ...
Hindi:चुकाना, कम करना, ...
Bengali:পরিশোধ করা, খরচ কমানো, ...
Catalan:amortitzar, distribuir, ...
Czech:splácet, odepisovat, ...
Danish:afdrage, afskrive, ...
Dutch:amortiseren, afschrijven, ...
Greek:αποπληρώνω, αποσβένω, ...
Hungarian:törleszteni, leírni, ...
Khmer:រំលស់បំណុល, រំលស់, ...
Korean:상환하다, 감가상각하다, ...
Persian:تسویه کرد, مستهلک کرد, ...
Polish:spłacać, rozłożyć koszt, ...
Portuguese (BR):amortizar, depreciar, ...
Romanian:a amortiza, a deprecia, ...
Swedish:amortera, skriva av, ...
Thai:ชำระหนี้, ลดต้นทุน, ...
Turkish:amorti etmek, itfa etmek, ...
Vietnamese:trả dần, khấu hao, ...

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