amortize
verb /əˈmɔːtaɪz/
/ˈæmərtaɪz/
(British English also amortise)
(business)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they amortize | /əˈmɔːtaɪz/ /ˈæmərtaɪz/ |
| he / she / it amortizes | /əˈmɔːtaɪzɪz/ /ˈæmərtaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple amortized | /əˈmɔːtaɪzd/ /ˈæmərtaɪzd/ |
| past participle amortized | /əˈmɔːtaɪzd/ /ˈæmərtaɪzd/ |
| -ing form amortizing | /əˈmɔːtaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈæmərtaɪzɪŋ/ |
- amortize something to pay back a debt by making small regular payments over a period of timeWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French amortiss-, lengthened stem of amortir, based on Latin ad ‘to, at’ + mors, mort- ‘death’.