Write off

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To reduce the book value of (an asset) to zero. transitive
  2. 2
    reduce the estimated value of something wordnet
  3. 3
    To record (an expenditure) as an expense. transitive
  4. 4
    concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody wordnet
  5. 5
    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). transitive
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  1. 6
    write something fluently, and without hesitation wordnet
  2. 7
    To record a notional expense such as amortization or depreciation.
  3. 8
    cancel (a debt) wordnet
  4. 9
    To treat as a write-off, a total loss, especially something damaged beyond economic repair.

    "The '800' received substantial collision damage, while the High Speed Train power car was written off."

  5. 10
    To assign a low value to (somebody or something). figuratively, transitive

    "When Katya was injured, he wrote off the team's chances in the finals."

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