AMORTIZES

Verb

amortizes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize

Anagrams

• atomizers

Source: Wiktionary


AMORTIZE

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



RESET




Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.

coffee icon