单词 | amortize |
释义 | Word Frequency amortize or amortise (əˈmɔːtaɪz) verb (transitive) 1. finance to liquidate (a debt, mortgage, etc) by instalment payments or by periodic transfers to a sinking fund 2. to write off (a wasting asset) by annual transfers to a sinking fund 3. property law (formerly) to transfer (lands, etc) in mortmain Derived forms amortizable (aˈmortizable) or amortisable (aˈmortisable) adjective Word origin C14: from Medieval Latin admortizāre, from Old French amortir to reduce to the point of death, ultimately from Latin ad to + mors death |
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