to write to sb
111write-in — n AmE a vote you give to someone by writing their name on your ↑ballot paper …
112write-in — noun count AMERICAN an extra name that a voter adds to a BALLOT (=the piece of paper on which you vote) …
113write-in candidate — write in ,candidate noun count someone whose name voters add to a BALLOT in order to try to elect them …
114write-up — noun count an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the writer s opinion about something such as a new book, play, or movie: REVIEW …
115write short hand — write using abbreviations or symbols to stand for words and phrases …
116write-in — write′ in n. cvb gov a candidate or vote for a candidate not listed on the printed ballot but written onto it by the voter • Etymology: 1930–35 …
117write-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 …
118write 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 …
119write-off — ► NOUN 1) a vehicle that is too badly damaged to be repaired. 2) a worthless or ineffectual person or thing …
120write-up — ► NOUN ▪ a newspaper article giving an opinion of a recent event, performance, etc.; a review …
