amortizar

Portuguese

Verb

amortizar (first-person singular present amortizo, first-person singular preterite amortizei, past participle amortizado)

  1. to amortize
  2. to pay in installments
  3. (debt) to write off, to redeem
    A empresa amortizou os empréstimos dos clientes que não pagavamThe company wrote off loans to clients that were not paying.
    O nosso banco amortizou as obrigações emitidas durante a pandemiaOur bank redeemed the bonds issued during the pandemic.

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Spanish

Etymology

From (the stem of) Middle French amortir (to bring to death), probably from Vulgar Latin *admortīre, from Latin ad + mortem. And -izar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /amoɾtiˈθaɾ/ [a.moɾ.t̪iˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /amoɾtiˈsaɾ/ [a.moɾ.t̪iˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧mor‧ti‧zar

Verb

amortizar (first-person singular present amortizo, first-person singular preterite amorticé, past participle amortizado)

  1. to amortize

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