AMORTIZE in English dictionary

  • amortize

    Meanings and definitions of "AMORTIZE"

    • (transitive) To decrease an amount gradually or in installments, especially in order to write off an expenditure or liquidate a debt.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To alienate (property) in mortmain.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
    • verb
      (transitive, computer science)
      To even out the costs of running an algorithm over many iterations, so that high-cost iterations are much less frequent than low-cost iterations, which lowers the average running time per iteration.
    • decrease debt in installments
    • To gradually write off the regular portion of the cost of an asset over the projected life of the asset.
    • verb
      liquidate gradually

    Synonyms of "AMORTIZE" in English dictionary

    liquidate, amortise, pay off are the top synonyms of "AMORTIZE" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of AMORTIZE

    • amortize ( third-person singular simple present amortizes, present participle amortizing, simple past and past participle amortized)
    • amortize (third-person singular simple present amortizes, present participle amortizing, simple past and past participle amortized)
  • AMORTIZE

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