Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amortized

/ˈæmə(ɹ)taɪzd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: amor-tized
IPA: /ˈæmə(ɹ)taɪzd/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of amortize

adj

Of a debt or liability, wiped out gradually or in installments.

adj

Of an algorithm, in which the costs of running it is evened out over many iterations.

Phrases

amortized constant time

Rhymes With

unamortized

Questions

How do you pronounce amortized?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæmə(ɹ)taɪzd/.
What does amortized mean?: simple past and past participle of amortize

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