# amortization

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #29,907

## Definitions
1. The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
2. The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.

## Etymology
From Middle English amortisen (“to kill, alienate in mortmain”), from Anglo-Norman amorteser, alteration of Old French amortir, from Vulgar Latin *admortire (“to kill”), from Latin ad- and mors, mortem (“death”).

## Common misspellings (18)
`ammortization`, `amoritzation`, `amorrtization`, `amortiaztion`, `amortizaiton`, `amortizasion`, `amortizatino`, `amortizationn`, `amortizatoin`, `amortizattion`, `amortiztaion`, `amortizzation`, `amorttization`, `amortziation`, `amotrization`, `amrotization`, `aomrtization`, `maortization`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amortization