amortization
noun
am·or·ti·za·tion
ˌa-mər-tə-ˈzā-shən 
also ə-ˌmȯr-
1
: the act or process of amortizing
2
: the result of amortizing
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The company expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, for the second quarter to come in between $240 million and $250 million, while analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $234.8 million.
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 May 2025
The car company's costs were also up $400 million due to higher depreciation and amortization, warranty pressure and higher labor costs, Jacobson said.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, were up nearly 2% to $9.53 billion.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Las Vegas Sands in fact reported greater earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization from its Singapore business, compared with its Macau business.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2025
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 May 2025
The car company's costs were also up $400 million due to higher depreciation and amortization, warranty pressure and higher labor costs, Jacobson said.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, were up nearly 2% to $9.53 billion.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Las Vegas Sands in fact reported greater earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization from its Singapore business, compared with its Macau business.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Amortization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amortization. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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