amortize
UK/æ'mɔ:taɪz/US/ә'mɒ:taiz/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To gradually pay off a debt in regular installments over a period of time
分期偿还（债务）
v.
To spread the cost of an asset over its useful life in accounting
（会计上）摊销（资产成本）
Root Breakdown
Native Englisha- (a worn-down form of ad-, 'to') + mort (death) + -ize = 'to bring to death.' To amortize a debt is to slowly kill it off, installment by installment, until the balance reaches zero and the loan is dead. Accountants extend the same image to spreading an asset's cost over its lifespan.
Root mort still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.amortize a loan分期偿还贷款
- 2.amortize a debt分期偿还债务
- 3.amortize the cost摊销成本
- 4.amortize over X years在 X 年内摊销
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company will amortize the loan over fifteen years.
- 2.
You can amortize the cost of the equipment across its useful life.
- 3.
Most home loans are amortized with fixed monthly payments.