amortize

verb

/əˈmɔːtaɪz/

/ˈæmərtaɪz/

(British English also amortise)

(business商业)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they amortize	/əˈmɔːtaɪz/ /ˈæmərtaɪz/
he / she / it amortizes	/əˈmɔːtaɪzɪz/ /ˈæmərtaɪzɪz/
past simple amortized	/əˈmɔːtaɪzd/ /ˈæmərtaɪzd/
past participle amortized	/əˈmɔːtaɪzd/ /ˈæmərtaɪzd/
-ing form amortizing	/əˈmɔːtaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈæmərtaɪzɪŋ/

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amortize something to pay back a debt by making small regular payments over a period of time分期偿还，摊还（债款）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French amortiss-, lengthened stem of amortir, based on Latin ad ‘to, at’ + mors, mort- ‘death’.