Amortizement

/əˈmɔːrtaɪzmənt/ noun

Definition

The act or process of amortizing a debt or asset; the gradual payment or write-down of a loan.

Etymology

From amortize + -ment (suffix indicating an action or result). Combines Old French amortir with the English result-noun suffix.

Kelly Says

The word 'amortizement' is old-fashioned accounting jargon—modern people just say 'amortization,' but the meaning is identical: the mathematical plan for slowly erasing a debt.

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