1syllable
write-off
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Definitions ofwrite-off
1verb
- To reduce the book value of (an asset) to zero.
- To record (an expenditure) as an expense.
- To remove a portion of a debt or an amount of an account owed, counting it as a loss (as a gesture of goodwill for example).
- To record a notional expense such as amortization or depreciation.
- To treat as a write-off, a total loss, especially something damaged beyond economic repair.
- To assign a low value to (something).
Example: "When Katya was injured, he wrote off the team's chances in the finals."
1noun
- The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost
- Something that is now worthless (such as a car after an accident)
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