amortize

(ăm'ər-tīz', ə-môr'-)
tr.v., -tized, -tiz·ing, -tiz·es.

1. To liquidate (a debt, such as a mortgage) by installment payments or payment into a sinking fund.
2. To write off an expenditure for (office equipment, for example) by prorating over a certain period.

[Middle English amortisen, to alienate in mortmain, from Old French amortir, amortiss-, from Vulgar Latin *admortīre, to deaden : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin mors, mort-, death.]

amortizable am'or·tiz'a·ble adj.

To write off a regular portion of an asset's cost over a fixed period of time. Examples are amortization expense on a limited life intangible asset and depletion expense on a natural resource. See also Sales Return.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: liquidate gradually
  Synonym: amortise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - amortisere, afskrive

Nederlands (Dutch)
aflossen, in de dode hand overdragen, afschrijven

Français (French)
v. tr. - amortir

Deutsch (German)
v. - tilgen, amortisieren, abschreiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (οικον.) απομειώνω, ενεργώ απόσβεση

Italiano (Italian)
ammortizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - amortizar, liquidar dívidas a prestações (Fin.)

Русский (Russian)
погашать долг в рассрочку

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - amortizar, redimir, saldar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - amortera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
摊还, 摊销, 分期偿还

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 攤還, 攤銷, 分期償還

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 상환하다, 을 양도하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 割賦償還する, 法人に譲渡する, 償却する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) سداد الدين من خلال اقساط دوريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סילק חוב (בתשלומים)‬

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