Italian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /am.mor.tidˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: am‧mor‧tiz‧zà‧re

Verb

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ammortizzàre (first-person singular present ammortìzzo, first-person singular past historic ammortizzài, past participle ammortizzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, finance) to amortize (a debt)
  2. (transitive, finance) to write off
  3. (transitive, mechanical engineering) to cushion, to dampen (shocks or vibrations)

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