amortization

noun

am·​or·​ti·​za·​tion ˌa-mər-tə-ˈzā-shən 

 also  ə-ˌmȯr-

1

: the act or process of amortizing

2

: the result of amortizing

Examples of amortization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew 41% year over year to $10.08 billion in the quarter, beating the FactSet consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization rose 13.8% to $2.88 billion, which chairman-CEO Lucian Grainge (pictured above) pointed to on the earnings call as a growth area every year since the company went public in 2021. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew 6.6 percent to €528 million ($571 million) when assuming constant exchange rates. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025

Rati Levesque, the company’s first employee who stepped up to become CEO in October, hit a profitability milestone recently, turning in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $9 million for 2024. —Evan Clark, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for amortization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration