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Amortization

Definition

Paying off a loan with regular fixed payments that cover interest and principal. Early payments are mostly interest; later ones are mostly principal.

Example

On a 30-year mortgage, the first payment might be mostly interest, while the final payments go almost entirely to principal.

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