How to pronounce “amortisation”
Say “amortisation” in 5 beats
amortisation
/ˌæmɚtɪˈzeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- amæ
- ormɚ
- tistɪ
- atzeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌæmɚtɪˈzeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- am-ur-tih-ZAY-shuhn (UK uh-mor-ty-ZAY-shuhn)
- Syllables
- 5 — am-or-tis-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: am-or-tis-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌæmɚtɪˈzeɪʃən/
/əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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Where “amortisation” goes wrong
- Often heard
“uh-MOR-tih-zay-shun”
the main stress is on ZAY, the fourth syllable
What “amortisation” means
- noun
the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years
- noun
payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
Say it in a sentence
“The schedule sets out the amortisation of the whole loan.”“amortisation”, answered
How do you pronounce “amortisation”?
“amortisation” is pronounced /ˌæmɚtɪˈzeɪʃən/ (am-ur-tih-ZAY-shuhn (UK uh-mor-ty-ZAY-shuhn)) in American English and /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as am-or-tis-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “amortisation” have?
5: am · or · tis · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.
Is “amortisation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌæmɚtɪˈzeɪʃən/ (am-ur-tih-ZAY-shuhn (UK uh-mor-ty-ZAY-shuhn)); British English says /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “amortisation” mean?
As a noun: the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years For example: “The schedule sets out the amortisation of the whole loan.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “amortisation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: am-or-tis-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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