late 14c., from Old French amortiss-, present participle stem of amortir "deaden," from Vulgar Latin *admortire "to extinguish," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + mortus "dead," from Latin mors "death" (see mortal (adj.)). Originally a legal term for an act of alienating lands. Meaning "extinguish a debt" (in form amortization) is attested from 1824. Related: Amortized; amortizing.
双语例句
1. I intend to amortize the total cost of the car over three years.
我打算用三年时间分期偿还汽车的所有费用.
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2. He wanted to amortize his fixed rental cost by stretching the operating hours.
他想用延长营业时间来分摊固定的租金.
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3. Give delay charge to ought to be in its are effective the amortize inside economic life, the amortize that our country sets period do not exceed 10 years.
递延费用应当在其有效经济寿命内摊销, 我国规定的摊销期不超过10年.
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4. Amortize bond discount and premium by the effective - interest method.
用实际利率法摊销债券的折价和溢价.
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5. Smaller assemblies also let you amortize the cost of application startup.