amortizableadj.

1845 tr. in Times 5 Sept. 6/3 To remit to the agency 12,500l., with which to purchase, on the 1st of July, the bonds amortizable [Port. que devem amortisar-se] each six months.

1880 Daily Tel. 4 Dec. Spain has three classes of public debt..The Two per Ct. Exterior and Interior, is amortisable in about 12 years.

1929 S. Matsushita Econ. Effects of Public Debts iii. 101 There is a strong argument in favour of the amortizable loan over the ‘perpetual’ loan.

1970 J. P. McKay Pioneers for Profit i. ii. 56 The bonded debt was for an equal amount at 4 percent, amortizable in thirty years.

1994 Best's Rev. Feb. 44/2 A 70% loan-to-value limit would be set for fully amortizable mortgages.

1892 Electr. Rev. 29 July 138/1 The other elements of the assets were formed by sums to be received, participation accounts, amortisable expenses, and sundry debtors.

1922 Amer. Machinist 2 Feb. 161/2 Amortizable property must have been provided between April 6, 1917, and Dec. 31, 1918.

1934 Accounting Rev. 9 121/2 It is not ‘conservative’ to write down the balance sheet valuations of depreciable and amortizable assets below bona fide cost.

1977 Stanford Law Rev. 30 251 A new owner's lease cancellation costs should not be amortizable.

2006 J. B. Darby Pract. Guide Mergers, Acquisition & Business Sales 60 Goodwill is a capital asset to the Seller and is amortizable over 15 years by the buyer.