To amortize
Definition
To gradually recover the value of an investment or a fixed asset by periodically including a quota-share in production expenses; to gradually extinguish a debt through staggered payments. In a technical or physical sense, it means to reduce, attenuate, or cancel the intensity of a shock, vibration, noise, or oscillation using a specialized device.
Bilingual Equivalents
- To amortize
- To dampen
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Regular first-conjugation verb, operating within financial asset accounting and mechanical shock absorption frameworks. |
| Formation | Linguistic adaptation derived from the French root 'amortir', morphologically structured to match native verb paradigms. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.mor.ti.ˈza] |
| Source | Lexicon of Financial Terminology and Mechanical Engineering Process Indexes |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Compania speră să amortizeze costul noilor echipamente de producție într-un termen de maxim trei ani.
EN: The company hopes to amortize the cost of the new production equipment within a maximum of three years.
RO: Suspensia modernă a mașinii ajută la a amortiza denivelările drumului, oferind un confort sporit pasagerilor.
EN: The car's modern suspension helps to dampen the road's bumps, providing enhanced comfort to the passengers.
RO: Un management corect permite unei afaceri să se amortizeze rapid și să genereze profit într-un timp scurt.
EN: Proper management allows a business to pay for itself quickly and generate profit in a short period of time.
Idioms & Phrases
A amortiza o investiție / To recoup an investment
RO: A recupera capitalul financiar alocat inițial pentru un proiect prin intermediul veniturilor generate ulterior de acesta.
EN: To recover the financial capital initially allocated for a project through the revenues generated by it later on.
A amortiza un șoc / To absorb a shock
RO: A prelua și a diminua forța unui impact mecanic violent prin deformarea elastică a unui material sau dispozitiv hidraulic.
EN: To take on and diminish the force of a violent mechanical impact through the elastic deformation of a material or hydraulic device.
A amortiza o lovitură / To soften a blow
RO: Expresie folosită atât în sens fizic, cât și în sens figurat, definind atenuarea efectelor negative ale unui eveniment neplăcut.
EN: A phrase used both in a physical and figurative sense, defining the mitigation of the negative effects of an unpleasant event.
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