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amortization

[am-er-tuh-zey-shuhn, uh-mawr-] / ˌæm ər təˈzeɪ ʃən, əˌmɔr- /


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The add-backs included $151 million for amortization and impairment of acquired intangibles, plus an additional $151 million for “other items not indicative of core or ongoing operating performance.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

It added back $82 million of amortization and impairment expense, plus $51 million of “reorganization-related expense,” such as severance payments to employees Bending Spoons fired after acquiring their companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Ignoring amortization is akin to pretending the ice cube hasn’t gotten smaller.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Casey’s booming pizza business and acquisitions have helped the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expand at a compound annual growth rate of 16% over the last three fiscal years.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Now some of them are for longer periods and provide for monthly amortization charges by which the mortgage is paid in full by the end of the time specified.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Frank Lieberman

That has led to a rare situation in Canada where banks are seeing mortgage amortizations getting extended beyond 30 years, sparking calls from regulators to take immediate action to mitigate risks.

From Reuters Sep. 1, 2023

Here are some of the implications of extending mortgage amortizations.

From Reuters Jun. 27, 2023

The government has already taken measures to restrain the housing market, including reducing amortizations and requiring stricter criteria for mortgage qualifications.

From BusinessWeek Feb. 13, 2012

Bank of Montreal’s mortgage offer is limited to 25-year amortizations to ensure consumers pay off their loans faster, the lender said.

From BusinessWeek Jan. 17, 2012

Distressed companies would get technical advice, loans, Government contracts and fast tax amortizations to help them diversify their products and find new markets.

From Time Magazine Archive




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