amortization

[am-er-tuh-zey-shuhn, uh-mawr-]

noun

1. an act or instance of amortizing a debt or other obligation.

2. the sums devoted to this purpose.

amortization

/ əˈmɔːtɪzmənt, əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

1. 1. the process of amortizing a debt

   2. the money devoted to amortizing a debt

2. (in computing the redemption yield on a bond purchased at a premium) the amount that is subtracted from the annual yield Compare accumulation

amortization

1. A term that refers either to the gradual paying off of a debt in regular installments over a period of time or to the depreciation of the “book value” (that is, the standard assessed value) of an asset over a period of time.

Other Word Forms

• amortizement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of amortization¹

First recorded in 1665–75, amortization is from the Medieval Latin word a(d)mortizātiōn- (stem of admortizātiō ). See amortize, -ation

Example Sentences

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came in at $49 million for the fourth quarter, up from $42 million a year earlier.

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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda, margins are “in excess of 30%.”

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His financial model assigns Warner Discovery’s studios, streaming, and TV networks segments respective enterprise values of 12 times, 15 times, and 5.5 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

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Citi’s AB InBev analyst, Simon Hales calculates the reported valuation of BeatBox at around 20 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

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ABB is targeting annual operational earnings before interest, taxes and amortization margin in the range of 18% to 22%, as a result of all business areas operating on higher levels of profitability, it said.

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