Look up: amortization

1. Amortization
   [tax law] In tax law, amortization refers to the cost recovery system for intangible property. Although the theory behind cost recovery deductions of amortization is to deduct from basis in a systematic manner over an asset`s estimated useful economic life so as to reflect its consumption, e...
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2. Amortization
   [business] In business, amortization refers to spreading payments over multiple periods. The term is used for two separate processes: amortization of loans and amortization of intangible assets. ==Amortization of loans== where: P is the principal amount borrowed, A is the periodic payment, r...
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3. Amortization
   The repayment of a loan by installments.
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4. Amortization
   Is the periodic paydown of principal. This is a common feature of most mortgages. Amortize also refers to the accounting write down or reduction in an intangible asset. This creates a charge against income. Amortization can also refer to the reduction in the cost basis of a bond purchased at a premi...
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5. Amortization
   The paying off of a loan principal.
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6. amortization
   [n] - the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years 2. [n] - payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
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7. Amortization
   The paying off of a loan principal
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8. Amortization
   A repayment method in which the amount you borrow is repaid gradually though regular monthly payments of principal and interest. During the first few years, most of each payment is applied toward the interest owed. During the final years of the loan, payment amounts are applied almost exclusively to the remaining principal
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9. amortization
   Accounting practice where the progressive reduction (`depreciation`) of a fixed asset is expressed as an expense in the accounts. This is commonly used when dealing with the value of a lease in...
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10. amortization
    the process of repaying a principal sum and interest on the unpaid balance,in periodic instalments over a predetermined period of time Category: Commerce - movement of goods
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11. Amortization
    A payment plan by which a loan is reduced through monthly payments of principal and interest.
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12. Amortization
    Is a periodic payment plan to pay a debt where the interest and a portion of the principal are included in each payment. This is determined by an established mathematical formula. Commonly it is used on a real property loan, financing of an automobile or other purchase. This is done by figuring the ...
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13. Amortization
    A·mor`ti·za'tion noun [ Late Latin amortisatio , admortizatio . See Amortize , and confer Admortization .] 1. (Law) The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as tran...
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14. amortization
    amortisation noun payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
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15. Amortization
    The repayment of a loan by installments.
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16. Amortization
    • (n.) The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid. • (n.) The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain.
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17. amortization
    in finance, the systematic repayment of a debt; in accounting, the systematic writing off of some account over a period of years.
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18. amortization
    amortization, amortisation 1. The reduction of a debt by making payments with regular transfers or installments, or the money used for this. 2. Payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers. 3. The reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years.
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19. Amortization
    Loan repayment by installments. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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20. Amortization
    The deduction of an expense in installments over a period of time, rather than all at once.
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21. Amortization
    Amortization (or amortisation) is the process of decreasing, or accounting for, an amount over a period. The word comes from Middle English amortisen to kill, alienate in mortmain, from Anglo-French amorteser, alteration of amortir, from Vulgar Latin admortire to kill, from Latin ad- + mort-, mors ...
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22. AMORTIZATION
    The repayment of principal from scheduled mortgage payments that exceed the interest due. The scheduled payment less the interest equals amortization. The loan balance declines by the amount of the scheduled payment, plus the amount of any extra payment.
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23. Amortization
    a payment plan that enables you to reduce your debt gradually through monthly payments. The payments may be principal and interest, or interest-only. The monthly amount is based on the schedule for the entire term or length of the loan.
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24. Amortization
    - A payment plan by which a loan is reduced through monthly payments of principal and interest.
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25. Amortization
    - Gradual and periodic reduction of any amount, such as the periodic writedown of a BOND premium, the cost of an intangible ASSET or periodic payment Of MORTGAGES or other DEBT.
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