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amortization

UK/əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən//ˌæmɚtəˈzeɪʃən/

amortization noun: the reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.

Noun

amortization (countable and uncountable, plural amortizations)

  1. The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
  2. The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.

amortization meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

amortization in Hindi

ऋणमुक्ति

amortization in Tamil

கடன் தீர்வு

amortization in Urdu

بے باقی, چُکائی, مکمل ادائیگی

amortization in Bengali

ঋণমুক্তি
More languagesFewer languages
amortization in Gujarati
ઋણમુક્તિ
amortization in Odia
ଋଣମୁକ୍ତି
amortization in Nepali
ऋणमुक्ति
amortization in Malay
pelunasan
amortization in Indonesian
amortisasi

Forms of amortization

pluralamortizations
alternative UKamortisation

Plural of amortization: amortizations

Origin of amortization

From Middle English amortisen (“to kill, alienate in mortmain”), from Anglo-Norman amorteser, alteration of Old French amortir, from Vulgar Latin *admortire (“to kill”), from Latin ad- and mors, mortem (“death”).

Questions about amortization

What does amortization mean?
Amortization means the reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
What is amortization in Hindi?
Amortization in Hindi is ऋणमुक्ति. See Amortization meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is amortization?
Amortization is a noun.
How do you pronounce amortization?
Amortization is pronounced /əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of amortization?
The plural of amortization is amortizations.

Words near amortization in the dictionary

  1. amortisseur winding
  2. amortisseur windings
  3. amortisseurs
  4. amortizability
  5. amortizable
  6. amortization
  7. amortizations
  8. amortize
  9. amortized
  10. amortized constant time
  11. amortizement

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: amortization (page history and authors); amortization (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); amortization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amortization (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amortization (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); amortization (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); amortization (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); amortization (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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