amortization
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The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain.
The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid.
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After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital.
I had a couple come in with a negative amortization mortgage on a house that costs way too much relative to their income. They're consuming real estate, not investing in it.
Adjusted-EBITDA excludes certain non-cash items and non-recurring items, including stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, litigation expenses, and acquisition-related expenses.
Amounts shown in the table represent depreciation and amortization expense recorded by the individual business segments.
Components produced in small numbers if not individually machined can prevent amortization of R&D and facility costs over mass production to the degree seen in more pedestrian manufacturing.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization were up more than 25 per cent.