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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of amortize form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a debt or liability, wiped out gradually or in installments.
2. 2
   Of an algorithm, in which the costs of running it is evened out over many iterations.

Synonyms

All synonyms

abalienatealienalienateamortiseassignbarter

Related phrases

amortized constant time

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