am·or·ti·za·tion /ˌæmɚ/
攤還;攤銷
amortization
分期償還
A·mor·ti·za·tion n.
1. Law The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain.
2. The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid.
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amortization
n 1: the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost
over a period of years [syn: amortisation]
2: payment of an obligation in a series of installments or
transfers [syn: amortisation]