amortization

American  

[am-er-tuh-zey-shuhn, uh-mawr-] / ˌæm ər təˈzeɪ ʃən, əˌmɔr- /

noun

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

2. the sums devoted to this purpose.

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amortization British  

/ 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

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amortization Cultural  

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.

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Other Word Forms

• amortizement noun

Etymology

Origin of amortization

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

Example Sentences

The company attributed the losses in its fourth quarter largely to accounting measures taken to absorb $1.3 billion in pretax acquisition-related amortization costs, restructuring expenses and changes in the valuation of its content.

From MarketWatch

Warner said on Thursday that adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda, for the linear networks business fell 27% from a year ago, to $1.41 billion.

From Barron's

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization—a metric that strips out exceptional and other one-off items—increased to 4.52 billion pounds from 4.15 billion pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal

The deal values UK Power Networks at about 15.8 billion pounds on an enterprise basis, roughly 10 times its estimated 2027 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, Engie said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trade Desk’s outlook on adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization also underwhelmed.

From MarketWatch

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