AMORTIZE
amortize,vb.1. To extinguish (a debt) gradually, often by means of a sinking fund. 2. To
arrange to extinguish (a debt) by gradual increments. 3.Hist. To alienate or convey lands to a
corporation (that is, in mortmain). — Also spelled amortise. See MORTMAIN. [Blacks Law 8th]