1) Amortization 
• (n.) Same as Amortization.
A·mor'tize·ment noun [ French amortissement .] Same as Amortization . 
amortizement 1. A sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc. 2. An architectural feature; such as, a gable, at the top of a façade. 3. A payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers. 4. The reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years.
a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc. · an architectural feature, as a gable, at the top of a façade. · amortization.