1. Dépréciation d'un actif.
2. Extinction graduelle d'une dette.
ETYM Late Lat. amortisatio, admortizatio. Related to Amortize, Admortization.
(Alternate spelling: amortisation).
1. Payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers; SYN. amortisation.
2. The reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years; SYN. amortisation.