lyhennys — meaning in English

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.

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).

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 license, across the years in which it is expected to be useful.