amortizement

[ am-er-tahyz-muh nt, uh-mawr-tiz- ]
/ ˌæm ərˈtaɪz mənt, əˈmɔr tɪz- /

noun

a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
an architectural feature, as a gable, at the top of a façade.
amortization.

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Also a·mor·tisse·ment [uh-mawr-tiz-muh nt] /əˈmɔr tɪz mənt/.

Origin of amortizement

1610–20; amortize + -ment, after Middle French or Anglo-French amortissement

Words nearby amortizement

amorphous, amort, amort., amortization, amortize, amortizement, amory, amos, amosite, amoss' sign, amount
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