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Definition of amortize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. amortize something to pay back a debt by making small regular payments over a period of time
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French amortiss-, lengthened stem of amortir, based on Latin ad ‘to, at’ + mors, mort- ‘death’.
See amortize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adverb
 
 
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