The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
amortizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize
• atomizers
Source: Wiktionary
A*mor"tize, v. t. Etym: [OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare, admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. ad + mors death. See Mortmain].
1. To make as if dead; to destroy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. (Law)
Definition: To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See Mortmain.
3. To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.