The bank was forced to write off a large amount of its debt.
He was forced to write off his bad experience at his old job.
Idioms and examples. 2014.
write-off — write offs 1) N COUNT Something such as a vehicle that is a write off has been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth repairing. [BRIT] The car was a write off, but everyone escaped unharmed. 2) N COUNT A write off is the decision… … English dictionary
write off — vt 1: to eliminate (an asset) from the books: enter as a loss or expense write off a bad loan 2: to use as a deduction in calculating taxable income write off the cost as a business expense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary o … Law dictionary
write–off — / rīt ˌȯf/ n 1: the elimination of an asset or amount due from the books 2: tax write off Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
write-off — n 1.) BrE a vehicle that has been so badly damaged that it can never be used again ▪ The car was a complete write off. 2.) a period of time when you fail to achieve anything ▪ This morning was a complete write off. 3.) an official agreement that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Write-Off — Списание (Write Off) сокращение стоимости актива или дохода из за увеличения количества расходов или убытков. Компании могут списать определенные расходы или провести их как операции по бизнесу и удержать из доходов. Например, выдан кредит,… … Финансовый словарь
write-off — index bad debt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 write off … Law dictionary
write-off — noun count 1. ) an agreement that allows someone not to pay back the money they owe 2. ) something or an amount of money that a business or person does not have any more, or the record of such a loss 3. ) a period of time when you fail to achieve … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
write off — ► write off 1) dismiss as insignificant. 2) cancel the record of (a bad debt); acknowledge the failure to recover (an asset). 3) Brit. damage (a vehicle) so badly that it cannot be repaired or is not worth repairing. Main Entry: ↑write … English terms dictionary
write-off — [rītôf΄] n. something written off, amortized, etc … English World dictionary
write-off — write′ off n. 1) bus a cancellation from the accounts as a loss 2) bus a reduction in book value; depreciation 3) cvb inf a person or thing that is given up as hopeless or pointless • Etymology: 1745–55 … From formal English to slang
write off — [v] devalue; forget about cancel, cross out, decry, depreciate, disregard, downgrade, give up, lower, mark down, shelve, take a loss on, underrate, undervalue; concept 54 Ant. figure … New thesaurus
