amortization

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: am=or=ti=za=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

amortization, n. [LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See Amortize, and cf. Admortization.].

•  The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain.  [1913 Webster]
•  The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid.  Simmonds.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

amortization

abalienation, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, alienation, amortizement, assignation, assignment, bargain and sale, barter, bequeathal, binder, cash, cash payment, cession, clearance, conferment, conferral, consignation, consignment, conveyance, conveyancing, debt service, deeding, defrayal, defrayment, deliverance, delivery, demise, deposit, disbursal, discharge, disposal, disposition, doling out, down payment, earnest, earnest money, enfeoffment, exchange, giving, hire purchase, hire purchase plan, installment, installment plan, interest payment, lease and release, liquidation, monthly payments, never-never, paying, paying off, paying out, paying up, payment, payment in kind, payoff, prepayment, quarterly payments, quittance, regular payments, remittance, retirement, sale, satisfaction, settlement, settling, sinking-fund payment, spot cash, surrender, trading, transfer, transference, transmission, transmittal, vesting, weekly payments

ROGET THESAURUS

amortization

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.