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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That increased monetizations in 2025 to almost $80 billion, realizing $50 billion of equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Last week, the developer waitlist for GPT-3 was removed, enabling a new suite of cross-platform applications and monetizations.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2021

Utility-scale solar remained more cost effective in all scenarios considered in the study, scenarios having different tax credits, monetizations, and inflation rates.

From Forbes • Jul. 30, 2015

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