amortize

[ am-er-tahyz, uh-mawr-tahyz ]

/ ˈæm ərˌtaɪz, əˈmɔr taɪz /

verb (used with object), am·or·tized, am·or·tiz·ing.

Finance.

to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund.
to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.

Old English Law. to convey to a corporation or church group; alienate in mortmain.

Also especially British, am·or·tise .

Origin of amortize

1375–1425; Middle English amortisen<Anglo-French, Old French amortiss-, long stem of amortir literally, to kill, die <Vulgar Latin *a(d)mortīre (derivative of Latin mors, stem mort- death, with ad-ad-); -ize later replacing -is(s)-, probably by association with Anglo-Latin a(d)mortizāre

OTHER WORDS FROM amortize

am·or·tiz·a·ble, adjectivenon·am·or·tiz·a·ble, adjectiveun·am·or·tized, adjective

Words nearby amortize

amorphia, amorphism, amorphous, amort, amortization, amortize, amortizement, Amory, Amos, amosite, Amoss' sign

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Example sentences from the Web for amortize

For most of these startups, once you have a customer using one financial product, much like traditional banks, they want you to use all of their other products as well to maximize customer value and amortize those high CAC costs.
Gusto is expanding from payroll into a full suite financial wellness platform|Danny Crichton|September 30, 2020|TechCrunch

British Dictionary definitions for amortize

amortize

amortise

/ (əˈmɔːtaɪz) /

verb (tr)

finance to liquidate (a debt, mortgage, etc) by instalment payments or by periodic transfers to a sinking fund

to write off (a wasting asset) by annual transfers to a sinking fund

property law (formerly) to transfer (lands, etc) in mortmain

Derived forms of amortize

amortizable or amortisable, adjective

Word Origin for amortize

C14: from Medieval Latin admortizāre, from Old French amortir to reduce to the point of death, ultimately from Latin ad to + mors death

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单词	amortize
释义	amortize [ am-er-tahyz, uh-mawr-tahyz ] / ˈæm ərˌtaɪz, əˈmɔr taɪz / verb (used with object), am·or·tized, am·or·tiz·ing. Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually. Old English Law. to convey to a corporation or church group; alienate in mortmain. Also especially British, am·or·tise . Origin of amortize 1375–1425; Middle English amortisen<Anglo-French, Old French amortiss-, long stem of amortir literally, to kill, die <Vulgar Latin *a(d)mortīre (derivative of Latin mors, stem mort- death, with ad-ad-); -ize later replacing -is(s)-, probably by association with Anglo-Latin a(d)mortizāre OTHER WORDS FROM amortize am·or·tiz·a·ble, adjectivenon·am·or·tiz·a·ble, adjectiveun·am·or·tized, adjective Words nearby amortize amorphia, amorphism, amorphous, amort, amortization, amortize, amortizement, Amory, Amos, amosite, Amoss' sign Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amortize For most of these startups, once you have a customer using one financial product, much like traditional banks, they want you to use all of their other products as well to maximize customer value and amortize those high CAC costs. Gusto is expanding from payroll into a full suite financial wellness platform\|Danny Crichton\|September 30, 2020\|TechCrunch British Dictionary definitions for amortize amortize amortise / (əˈmɔːtaɪz) / verb (tr) finance to liquidate (a debt, mortgage, etc) by instalment payments or by periodic transfers to a sinking fund to write off (a wasting asset) by annual transfers to a sinking fund property law (formerly) to transfer (lands, etc) in mortmain Derived forms of amortize amortizable or amortisable, adjective Word Origin for amortize C14: from Medieval Latin admortizāre, from Old French amortir to reduce to the point of death, ultimately from Latin ad to + mors death Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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