to write off
31write off — 1) remove (an amount) from a business record, cancel (a debt) The bank was forced to write off a large amount of its debt. 2) accept (a loss or trouble) and not worry any more about it He was forced to write off his bad experience at his old job …
32write-off — noun (C) 1 BrE a vehicle that has been so badly damaged that it can never be used again: The car was a complete write off. see also: writeoff 2 an official agreement that someone does not have to pay a debt …
33write-off — /ˈraɪt ɒf / (say ruyt of) noun 1. Accounting something written off from the books. 2. Colloquial something not worth repairing, either because it is irreparably damaged or because it is too old or valueless to be worth restoring to use: *I said… …
34write off — /ˌraɪt ɒf/ verb to cancel a debt, or to remove an asset from the accounts as having no value ● We had to write off £20,000 in bad debts. ♦ two cars were written off after the accident the insurance company considered that both cars were a total… …
35write-off — / raɪt ɒf/ noun 1. the total loss or cancellation of a bad debt, or the removal of an asset’s value from a company’s accounts ● to allow for write offs in the yearly accounts2. something which is so badly damaged that it cannot be repaired… …
36write-off — {n.} A loss. * /This last unfortunate business venture of ours is an obvious write off./ …
37write-off — {n.} A loss. * /This last unfortunate business venture of ours is an obvious write off./ …
38write off — phr verb Write off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debt …
39write off against — phr verb Write off against is used with these nouns as the object: ↑tax …
40write-off — noun A loss. This last unfortunate business venture of ours is an obvious write off …
