pay off vs amortize

pay off and amortize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pay off	No	No	Yes	No
amortize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, amortize is a hyponym of pay off; that is, amortize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pay off:

Other hyponyms of pay off include lift, amortise.

pay off (verb)	amortize (verb)
take vengeance on or get even	liquidate gradually
eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
yield a profit or result
pay off (loans or promissory notes)
do or give something to somebody in return