amortizement

noun

am·​or·​tize·​ment

¦amə(r)¦tīzmənt;

əˈmȯ(r)tə̇zm-,

-ə̇sm-

plural -s

1

: amortization

2

a

: the sloping top of a projecting pier (as a buttress)

b

: a crowning architectural member in an edifice

Word History

Etymology

modification (influenced by amortize) of French amortissement, from Old French, from amortiss- (stem of amortir) + -ment

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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