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amortizement

American  
[am-er-tahyz-muhnt, uh-mawr-tiz-] / ˌæm ərˈtaɪz mənt, əˈmɔr tɪz- /
Also amortissement

noun

  1. a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.

  2. an architectural feature, as a gable, at the top of a façade.

  3. amortization.

Etymology

Origin of amortizement

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

Example Sentences

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If the apparatus operates without appreciable wear, the amortizement should be calculated at a very low figure, say 10 per cent., which is large.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various

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