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AMORTIZATION
amortization, amortisation
(noun) payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
amortization, amortisation
(noun) the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amortization (countable and uncountable, plural amortizations)
The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.
Source: Wiktionary
A*mor`ti*za"tion, n. Etym: [LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See Amortize, and cf. Admortization.]
1. (Law)
Definition: The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain.
2. The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid. Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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