What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Amortized vs Depreciated - What's the difference?

amortized | depreciated |

As verbs the difference between amortized and depreciated

is that amortized is (amortize) while depreciated is (depreciate); reduced in value over time.

amortized

English

Verb

(head)
  • (amortize)

    • amortize

    English

    (wikipedia amortize) (Amortized analysis)

    Alternative forms

    * amortise

    Verb

    (amortiz)
  • To alienate (property) in mortmain.
  • To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 318:
    • extraordinary borrowing had been so extensive, Joly de Fleury reckoned, that even if it were amortized over the following decade, the state would still be running an annual deficit of over 50 million livres.
  • (computer science) To even out the costs of running an algorithm over many iterations, so that high-cost iterations are much less frequent than low-cost iterations, which lowers the average running time per iteration.

    • Antonyms

    * accrue

    Anagrams

    * atomizer ----

    depreciated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (depreciate); reduced in value over time.
  • * 2006:' ''The World Factbook'' -- The currency ' depreciated sharply in 2001 and 2002, which contributed to a dramatic current account adjustment; in 2003 to 2005, Brazil ran record trade surpluses and recorded its first current account surpluses since 1992. [http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html]

    • Usage notes

    This verb form is often used mistakenly for deprecated. * 2001:' ''Java&tm; 2 SDK, Standard Edition Documentation, Version 1.3.1'' -- "Deprecated" and "'''depreciated'''" are not same. "'''Depreciated'''" is a financial term that means "lowered value". Although the meanings are similar, classes and methods are deprecated, not ' depreciated . [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/misc/deprecation/deprecation.html]