amortissement

/amɔʁtismɑ̃/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Financial Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: financial. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les amortissements

Meaning

  1. depreciation, amortization (accounting)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Usage notes

An accounting and finance term for spreading a cost, debt, or asset's value out over time.

Practice

1 What does amortissement mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'___ du matériel est calculé chaque année.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches amortissement?

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