1670s, in reference to lands given to religious orders, from Medieval Latin amortizationem (nominative amortizatio), noun of action from past participle stem of amortizare (see amortize). Of debts, from 1824.
雙語例句
1. Repayment of the bond is conditioned on 10 years'amortization.
此項(xiàng)債券規(guī)定分十年償還.
來自辭典例句
2. Analysis by the sinking - fund procedure is also known as " amortization with interest on first cost. "