Also means
depreciation
Usage Note
Ammortamento is masculine (l'ammortamento, plural gli ammortamenti). It is a technical accounting and finance term referring to the gradual write-off of a loan (ammortamento del mutuo) or the depreciation of a fixed asset. The double 'm' and double consonant across the hyphen are both held in pronunciation. Outside financial contexts it is rarely used.
Examples
"Il piano di ammortamento dura vent'anni."
Natural Translation
The amortisation plan lasts twenty years.
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