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AMORTISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amortise mean? 

AMORTISE (verb)
  The verb AMORTISE has 1 sense:

1. liquidate graduallyplay

  Familiarity information: AMORTISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMORTISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they amortise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it amortises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: amortised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: amortised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: amortising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Liquidate gradually

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

amortise; amortize

Hypernyms (to "amortise" is one way to...):

liquidate; pay off (eliminate by paying off (debts))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

amortisation (payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers)


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