Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
amortize — a‧mor‧tize [əˈmɔːtaɪz ǁ ˈæmər ] also amortise verb [transitive] 1. ACCOUNTING to show the reduction in the value of an asset in a company s accounts over a period of time: • All acquisition expenses are amortized over 10 years … Financial and business terms
amortize — amor·tize / a mər ˌtīz, ə mȯr / vt tized, tiz·ing: to reduce (an amount) gradually: as a: to pay off (as a loan) gradually usu. by periodic payments of principal and interest or payments to a sinking fund b: to gradually reduce the cost of (as… … Law dictionary
Amortize — A*mor tize, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To alienate in mortmain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amortize — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. amortiss , prp. stem of amortir deaden, from V.L. *admortire to extinguish, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + mortus dead, from L. mors death (see MORTAL (Cf … Etymology dictionary
amortize — (Amer.) a·mor·tize || É™ mÉ”Ëtaɪz v. settle a debt through periodic payments to a creditor or to a sinking fund; pay off a debt gradually, become depreciated (also amortise) … English contemporary dictionary
amortize — (also amortise) ► VERB ▪ gradually write off (a cost) or reduce (a debt). DERIVATIVES amortization noun. ORIGIN Old French amortir, from Latin mors death … English terms dictionary
amortize — [am′ər tīz΄, ə môr′tīz] vt. amortized, amortizing [ME amortisen < extended stem of OFr amortir, to extinguish, sell in mortmain (< ML amortire); or < ML amortizare; both ML forms < L ad, to + mors, death: see MORTAL] 1. to put money… … English World dictionary
amortize — transitive verb ( tized; tizing) Etymology: Middle English amortisen to kill, alienate in mortmain, from Anglo French amorteser, alteration of amortir, from Vulgar Latin *admortire to kill, from Latin ad + mort , mors death more at murder Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
amortize — UK [əˈmɔː(r)taɪz] / US [ˈæmərˌtaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms amortize : present tense I/you/we/they amortize he/she/it amortizes present participle amortizing past tense amortized past participle amortized business to pay back money that you… … English dictionary
amortize — [[t]əmɔ͟ː(r)taɪz, AM æ̱mər [/t]] amortizes, amortizing, amortized VERB In finance, if you amortize a debt, you pay it back in regular payments. [TECHNICAL] [V n] There s little advantage to amortizing the loan, especially on a 30 or 40 year basis … English dictionary
amortize — amortizable, adj. /am euhr tuyz , euh mawr tuyz/, v.t., amortized, amortizing. 1. Finance. a. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), esp. by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. b. to write off a… … Universalium
