(n) income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts), Syn. Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization
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n. [ LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See Amortize, and cf. Admortization. ] 1. (Law) The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]