amortization

[am-er-tuh-zey-shuhn, uh-mawr-] / ˌæm ər təˈzeɪ ʃən, əˌmɔr- /

NOUN

payment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount award cash deposit disbursement fee outlay pension premium refund reimbursement remittance reparation repayment restitution return reward royalty salary settlement subsidy sum support wage

STRONG

acquittal advance alimony amends annuity bounty defrayal defrayment discharge down hire indemnification part portion quittance reckoning recompense redress remuneration requital retaliation

WEAK

pay-off paying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

debt penalty

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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Cava also increased its fiscal-year profit guidance, projecting adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $181 million to $191 million, compared with a prior range of $176 million to $184 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The company announced External link first-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.7 million before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda, from sales of $186.7 million on Thursday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased to 2.84 billion euros from 2.80 billion euros, while the corresponding margin was 34.9%, up from 34.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It also backed its guidance for adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $400 million to $420 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Now some of them are for longer periods and provide for monthly amortization charges by which the mortgage is paid in full by the end of the time specified.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Lieberman, Frank

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