a‧mor‧tize (
also amortise British English) /əˈmɔːtaɪz $ ˈæmərtaɪz/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: amortir, from Vulgar Latin admortire 'to deaden', from Latin ad- 'to' + mors 'death']
technical to pay a debt by making regular payments
—amortization /æˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃ
ən $ ˌæmərtə-/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲