How to pronounce “amortise”
Say “amortise” in 3 beats
amortise
/ˈæmɚˌtaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /əˈmɔːtaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ææstress
- mɚmɚ
- taɪztaɪz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈæmɚˌtaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /əˈmɔːtaɪz/
- Respelling
- AM-ur-tyze (UK uh-MOR-tyze)
- Syllables
- 3 — Æ-mɚ-taɪz
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Æ-mɚ-taɪz. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈæmɚˌtaɪz/
/əˈmɔːtaɪz/
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Where “amortise” goes wrong
- Often heard
“AY-mor-tyze”
the first vowel is the a of cat, not the a of day
What “amortise” means
- verb
liquidate gradually
Say it in a sentence
“They amortise the equipment over five years.”“amortise”, answered
How do you pronounce “amortise”?
“amortise” is pronounced /ˈæmɚˌtaɪz/ (AM-ur-tyze (UK uh-MOR-tyze)) in American English and /əˈmɔːtaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as Æ-mɚ-taɪz, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “amortise” have?
3: æ · mɚ · taɪz. The beat lands on the first, “æ”.
Is “amortise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈæmɚˌtaɪz/ (AM-ur-tyze (UK uh-MOR-tyze)); British English says /əˈmɔːtaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “amortise” mean?
As a verb: liquidate gradually For example: “They amortise the equipment over five years.”
Where is the stress in “amortise”?
Stress the first syllable: Æ-mɚ-taɪz. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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