lyhennys — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abbreviation noun A shortened form of a word or phrase, standing in for the full version.
- amortization noun The process of paying off a debt in regular instalments over a set period, so that each payment covers interest and part of the principal until the balance reaches zero.
- clipping noun A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.
- remission noun A period during which a serious illness lessens or its symptoms disappear.
- short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
Senses
lyhennys is used for these senses in English:
- abbreviation (linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]
- amortization The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
- clipping (countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
- foreshortening (arts) A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.
- remission A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
- short (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
amortization — full definition
- noun The process of paying off a debt in regular instalments over a set period, so that each payment covers interest and part of the principal until the balance reaches zero.
- noun In accounting, the spreading of the cost of an intangible asset, such as a patent or software licence, across the years in which it is expected to be useful.