amortization
noun
am·or·ti·za·tion
ˌa-mər-tə-ˈzā-shən 
also ə-ˌmȯr-
1
: the act or process of amortizing
2
: the result of amortizing
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Trading at eight-times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization today versus over 20-times historically, Yeti is viewed as a stable drinkware and cooler company with no real prospects for growth.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Our last quarter was a break even quarter for us from an EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization] perspective, for the first time ever in the history of the company.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 30 Mar. 2025
Operating expenses decreased by $6.6 million, or 14%, primarily due to a reduction in depreciation and amortization expense and lower impairment charges on real estate assets.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Ballpark, ticket operations, and maintenance, at $57 million, combined to make the biggest operating expense, followed by PILOT bond payments, $32 million, and depreciation and amortization, $23 million.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Our last quarter was a break even quarter for us from an EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization] perspective, for the first time ever in the history of the company.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 30 Mar. 2025
Operating expenses decreased by $6.6 million, or 14%, primarily due to a reduction in depreciation and amortization expense and lower impairment charges on real estate assets.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Ballpark, ticket operations, and maintenance, at $57 million, combined to make the biggest operating expense, followed by PILOT bond payments, $32 million, and depreciation and amortization, $23 million.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Amortization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amortization. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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