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amortizeOne entry found. Main Entry: am·or·tize Pronunciation: \ˈa-mər-ˌtīz also ə-ˈmȯr-\ Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): am·or·tized; am·or·tiz·ing 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: 1867 1 : to pay off (as a mortgage) gradually usually by periodic payments of principal and interest or by payments to a sinking fund — am·or·tiz·able \-ˌtī-zə-bəl\ adjective
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