Writing off of he assets of a company over a number of years, not necessarily depending on the life of the assets, for the purpose of their replacement of renewal. It is different from depreciation, which is periodic writing off of the asset based on its normal life expectany. Amoritization is usually accompanied by putting aside money in a SINKINGFUND, so that the considerably increased cost of replacement or modernization can be met, when it is needed.
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