amortize

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 an asset) esp. for tax purposes by making periodic charges to income over a time span
amortize the machinery over five years see also depreciation compare capitalize, deduct
amor·ti·za·ble adj
amor·ti·za·tion /ˌa-mər-tə-'zā-shən, ə-ˌmȯr-/ n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

amortize
index discharge (pay a debt)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


amortize
v.
To spread out the payment of a debt by periodically paying a portion of interest and capital; to pay off a debt such as a mortgage in installments; to write off the cost of an asset over time.
n.
amortization

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


amortize
v.
1 To gradually extinguish a debt in advance of its maturity, usually by paying regular installments in excess of the accrued interest each time a periodic interest payment is due.
See also sinking fund.
2 To arrange to gradually extinguish a debt.
3 To apportion the initial cost of an intangible asset each year over the course of the asset's useful life until the entire cost has been used up.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • 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

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