What's the word for this (not "amortize")?

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I think "amortize" does the job.

amortize |?am?r?t?z| |?øm?r?ta?z| |??m??t??z| verb [ trans. ] ? gradually write off the initial cost of (an asset) : they want to amortize the tooling costs quickly.

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Impossible.

Writing something off the books is not the same as achieving a full return on the initial investment made in it, which is what the word we need should mean.

All the best,

John.

That's a bit different from the OED's definition and example:

To extinguish or wipe out (a debt or other liability), usually by means of a sinking fund, which eventually redeems it.

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Many thanks for to rectify my English!!!

Just for fun, how about any of the other terms that are always associated with amortize:

Accrete Deplete Depreciate

get the benefit of it, get the value of it.

I'm pretty sure you mean you have to attend at least 4 times to make it worthwhile to have bought a season ticket, instead of buying a seat everytime you come.

And Joe slid by a good alternative, break even.

It's close, although maybe it's backwards. I'm not sure. Regardless, Joe is right about amortize, also.

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You're not really talking about an accounting concept here as much as rationalization of an expenditure, but from the accounting world, you're probably looking for "break even".

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Nimsworth? I under-nimswortheth you! Here was me thinking amortize is American for depreciate, so the answer must be appreciate. However I prefer this. Thou nimsworthst thyself proud.

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Same as in town

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What if he don't have a warrant, and he just goes ahead and searches it anyway?

What if you hyphenate one of those sentences ... to they become a single word?

What if they get married ... are they still single?

Left, right or full?

It was like that when I got here.