Amortize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈmɔːtaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Amortize is a verb meaning (real estate, property law, transitive) To alienate (property) in mortmain.
Meaning
(real estate, property law, transitive) To alienate (property) in mortmain.
More Meanings
- (business, finance, transitive) To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
- (transitive, computer science) To even out the costs of running an algorithm over many iterations, so that high-cost iterations are much less frequent than low-cost iterations, which lowers the average running time.
Example Sentences
extraordinary borrowing had been so extensive, Joly de Fleury reckoned, that even if it were amortized over the following decade, the state would still be running an annual deficit of over 50 million livres.
Word Forms
- amortizes
- amortizing
- amortized
- amortise
Synonyms for amortize
Depending on context, synonyms include amortise.
Antonyms for amortize
Common opposites include accrue.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include amortise, subsidize, repay, recoup, recover, offset.
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