amortization
noun
am·or·ti·za·tion
ˌa-mər-tə-ˈzā-shən 
also ə-ˌmȯr-
1
: the act or process of amortizing
2
: the result of amortizing
Examples of amortization in a Sentence
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Annual revenue fell 4 percent in 2023 to $41.3 billion, while adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 11 percent to $10.2 billion.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
Revenue and operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) are for the 2023 season and are net of revenue sharing, competitive balance taxes and stadium revenue used for debt service.
—Mike Ozanian, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Revenue jumped 22% to 2.36 billion euros ($2.53 billion at the average exchange rate in 2023) while normalized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew 32% to 501.4 million euros ($542.7 million).
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
GoTo, Indonesia’s biggest tech company, hit a milestone in the most recent quarter, achieving its first-ever positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Mar. 2024
The production powerhouse’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 4.5 percent, or 6.7 percent on a constant-currency basis, to €494 million ($540 million) last year.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Operating expenses increased primarily due to an increase in bad debt expense and amortization expense attributed to intangible assets related to the Newswire acquisition.
—Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
In a stock filing immediately after the RBI’s order, Paytm warned the order to close Paytm Payments Bank could drag down annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization by up to 5 billion Indian rupees, or $60.4 million at current exchange rates.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
Besides spending on pricey TV dramas having slowed post-strikes, the report focused on a studio’s content amortization spend, or the accounting cost of specific content spread out across its audience viewing lifespan.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
Revenue and operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) are for the 2023 season and are net of revenue sharing, competitive balance taxes and stadium revenue used for debt service.
—Mike Ozanian, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Revenue jumped 22% to 2.36 billion euros ($2.53 billion at the average exchange rate in 2023) while normalized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew 32% to 501.4 million euros ($542.7 million).
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
GoTo, Indonesia’s biggest tech company, hit a milestone in the most recent quarter, achieving its first-ever positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Mar. 2024
The production powerhouse’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 4.5 percent, or 6.7 percent on a constant-currency basis, to €494 million ($540 million) last year.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Operating expenses increased primarily due to an increase in bad debt expense and amortization expense attributed to intangible assets related to the Newswire acquisition.
—Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
In a stock filing immediately after the RBI’s order, Paytm warned the order to close Paytm Payments Bank could drag down annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization by up to 5 billion Indian rupees, or $60.4 million at current exchange rates.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
Besides spending on pricey TV dramas having slowed post-strikes, the report focused on a studio’s content amortization spend, or the accounting cost of specific content spread out across its audience viewing lifespan.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Amortization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amortization. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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