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11amortization — (1) The process of making regular, periodic decreases in the book or carrying value of an asset. For example, when a bond is purchased at a price above 100, the difference between the purchase price and the par value, the premium, is amortized.… …
12amortization — / amortazeyshsn/ In accounting, the allocation (and charge to expense) of the cost or other basis of an intangible asset over its estimated useful life. Intangible assets which have an indefinite life (e.g., goodwill) are not amortizable.… …
13amortization — / amortazeyshsn/ In accounting, the allocation (and charge to expense) of the cost or other basis of an intangible asset over its estimated useful life. Intangible assets which have an indefinite life (e.g., goodwill) are not amortizable.… …
14Amortization — The repayment of a loan by installments. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * amortization a‧mor‧ti‧za‧tion [əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʆn ǁ ˌæmərtə ] also amortisation noun 1. [countable, uncountable] ACCOUNTING …
15Amortization Of Intangibles — A tax term relating to the practice of deducting the cost of an investment in a qualifying non tangible asset over the projected life of the asset. The cost basis of the qualifying intangible asset is amortized over a 15 year period, irrespective …
16amortization — 1) The process of treating as an expense the annual amount deemed to waste away from a fixed asset. The concept is particularly applied to leases, which are acquired for a given sum for a specified term at the end of which the lease will have no… …
17amortization — 1) The process of treating as an expense the annual amount deemed to waste away from a fixed asset. The concept is particularly applied to leases, which are acquired for a given sum for a specified term at the end of which the lease will have no… …
18Amortization — The process of paying off a debt by means of a series of repayments. For example the cost of a fixed asset is written in to the profit and loss account over a period of years, rather than being taken into account when it is first bought. The… …
19Amortization — The depreciation, depletion, or charge off to expense of intangible and tangible assets over a period of time. In the extractive industries, the term is most frequently applied to mean either (1) the periodic charge off to expense of the costs… …
20amortization — noun 1. the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years • Syn: ↑amortisation • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminution, ↑reduction, ↑step down 2. payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers …
