amortize /a'mataiz US: 'aemart-; 'aemtaiz/ vt [VP6A] (legal) end (a debt) by setting aside money regularly for future payments. (法律)經(jīng)常按時出撥一筆金錢借以逐漸分期清償(債務(wù)); 攤還。 → sinking fund at sinking. amortization /s,m2: ti-'zeijn US:, aemarti-; mvta'zefan/ n