sth off on sb
1spin sth off — UK US spin sth off Phrasal Verb with spin({{}}/spɪn/ verb (spinning, spun, spun, UK also span) (UK also spin sth out) ► COMMERCE, MARKETING, MANAGEMENT to separate part of a company so that it becomes an independent busin …
2set sth off against sth — Ⅰ. UK US set sth (off) against sth Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► ACCOUNTING to use or record one thing, especially the cost of something, in order to reduce or remove the effect of another: »Costs of new equipment or… …
3kick sth off — UK US kick sth off Phrasal Verb with kick({{}}/kɪk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► if you kick off a discussion or an activity, you start it: kick (sth) off with sth/by doing sth »I d like to kick off the discussion with a few statistics …
4knock sth off sth — UK US knock sth off (sth) Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to take a particular amount away from a price, value, etc.: »Living next door to an empty home can also knock 10% off the value of your own property, say experts.… …
5write sth off — Ⅰ. UK US write sth off Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE to accept that an amount of money has been lost, for example, from a bad investment or a debt that will never be paid, and show it as a loss in… …
6trade sth off — UK US trade sth off Phrasal Verb with trade({{}}/treɪd/ verb ► to accept something bad in order to have something good: trade sth off for sth »They are uneasy with trading off future revenue for easy cash now …
7knock sth off — UK US knock sth off (sth) Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to take a particular amount away from a price, value, etc.: »Living next door to an empty home can also knock 10% off the value of your own property, say experts.… …
8parcel sth off — UK US parcel sth off Phrasal Verb with parcel({{}}/ˈpɑːsəl/ verb (UK ll , US l ) ► to get rid of something: parcel sth off to sb »Human Resources administrators were considering plans to parcel health services off to a private provider. »It s no… …
9shut sth off — UK US shut (sth) off Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [T] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops: »The committee has the power to shut off funds …
10strip sth off sth — UK US strip sth off (sth) Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to get rid of unnecessary costs or payments: »She succeeded in making the company a top performer by stripping off unprofitable assets …
