amortize C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈæmɚtaɪz/ UK /əˈmɔːtaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #113043 Meanings 1 verb to liquidate gradually I am amortizing my assets. 2 verb To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments. Extraordinary borrowing had been so extensive, Joly de Fleury reckoned, that even if it were amortized over the following decade, the state would still be running an annual deficit of over 50 million livres. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites accrue Word family Derived forms amortizableamortizementnonamortizedunamortized Etymology From Middle English amortisen, from Old French amortir (via the stem amortiss-), from Vulgar Latin *admortīre, derived from Latin mortuus (“dead”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # amortize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈæmɚtaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈmɔːtaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 113043 ## Meanings 1. to liquidate gradually 2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments. ## Examples - I am amortizing my assets. - Extraordinary borrowing had been so extensive, Joly de Fleury reckoned, that even if it were amortized over the following decade, the state would still be running an annual deficit of over 50 million livres. ## Antonyms - accrue ## Derived Forms - amortizable - amortizement - nonamortized - unamortized ## Etymology From Middle English amortisen, from Old French amortir (via the stem amortiss-), from Vulgar Latin *admortīre, derived from Latin mortuus (“dead”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown