AMORTIZE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AMORTIZE?

Need another word that means the same as “amortize”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “amortize” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Amortize” are: amortise, lessen, make less, make smaller, lower, bring down, decrease, turn down, diminish, take the edge off, minimize

Amortize as a Verb

Definitions of "Amortize" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “amortize” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Liquidate gradually.
• Reduce or pay off (a debt) with regular payments.
• Gradually write off the initial cost of (an asset) over a period.
• Transfer (land) to a corporation in mortmain.

Synonyms of "Amortize" as a verb (11 Words)

amortise	Liquidate gradually.
bring down	Go or come after and bring or take back.
decrease	Decrease in size extent or range. The aisles were decreased in height.
diminish	Make or become less. The pain will gradually diminish.
lessen	Make smaller. The years have lessened the gap in age between us.
lower	Set lower. Lower expectations.
make less	Make, formulate, or derive in the mind.
make smaller	Make by shaping or bringing together constituents.
minimize	Reduce (something, especially something undesirable) to the smallest possible amount or degree. Let s minimize the risk.
take the edge off	Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.
turn down	Let (something) fall or spill from a container.

Usage Examples of "Amortize" as a verb

• Eighty per cent of the proceeds has been used to amortize the public debt.
• Lands amortized without licence.
• The vessel's owners could not amortize her high capital costs.

Associations of "Amortize" (30 Words)

amortization	The action or process of gradually writing off the initial cost of an asset. Due to the amortization of initial costs the risks of negative working capital are mitigated.
banker	A result forecast identically (while other forecasts differ) in several football-pool entries on one coupon. The horse should be a banker for him in the Members race.
borrow	Take (a word or idea) from another language, person, or source and use it in one’s own language or work. He had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues.
debenture	The ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
debt	A feeling of gratitude for a service or favour. A way to reduce Third World debt.
default	Declare a party to have defaulted and give judgement against that party. SSRIs have become the default for adults with depression.
disbursement	The payment of money from a fund. They established a committee to supervise the disbursement of aid.
expenditure	The act of spending money for goods or services. Cuts in public expenditure.
finance	Provide funding for (a person or enterprise. Can we finance the addition to our home.
financing	The act of financing.
foreclosure	The legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default. Major increases in home foreclosures.
fund	Place or store up in a fund for accumulation. The government funds basic research in many areas.
funding	The action or practice of providing funding. Funding bodies for research and curriculum development.
funds	Assets in the form of money.
installment	A part of a broadcast serial.
investment	The commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result. The need to attract foreign investment.
lend	Bestow a quality on. Banks lend only to their current account customers.
lender	An organization or person that lends money. A mortgage lender.
loan	A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest. She offered to buy him dinner in return for the loan of the flat.
moratorium	A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged. A moratorium on the use of drift nets.
mortgage	The amount of money borrowed in a mortgage. Some people worry that selling off state assets mortgages the country s future.
outlay	An amount of money spent on something. A modest outlay on local advertising.
owe	Owe something especially money to. I owe my life to you.
owing	Owed as a debt. No rent was owing.
proceeds	The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property. Proceeds from the event will go to aid the work of the charity.
refinance	Renew the financing of. Companies must refinance 20 billion of warrants and bonds.
repayment	Payment of a debt or obligation. Minimum monthly repayments.
subsidize	Pay part of the cost of producing (something) to keep the selling price low. The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized.
underwrite	Protect by insurance. Each subscriber should underwrite his reason for the place he allots his candidate.
wages	A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing. The wages of sin is death.