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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.

amortization British  
/ əˈmɔːtɪzmənt, əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

    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.

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

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In February, it reported an adjusted loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of $101 million for last year, and it forecast an adjusted loss of as much as $27 million for the current quarter.

From MarketWatch

Plaid also said it turned a full-year profit on an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization basis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization—one of the company’s preferred metrics—rose to 4.57 billion zloty from 4.10 billion zloty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adjusted operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization were roughly unchanged at 3.02 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal

S4 Capital said it targets an improvement in its operational earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization margin of at least one percentage point this year, benefiting from cost-cutting actions it took last year.

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