to write off a debt
41write — [[t]raɪt[/t]] v. wrote, writ•ten, writ•ing 1) to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.), esp. on paper, with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means: Write your name on each page[/ex] 2) to express or communicate in writing: He… …
42write — v. (past wrote; past part. written) 1 intr. mark paper or some other surface by means of a pen, pencil, etc., with symbols, letters, or words. 2 tr. form or mark (such symbols etc.). 3 tr. form or mark the symbols that represent or constitute (a… …
43write something off — 1) write someone/something off dismiss someone or something as insignificant the boy had been written off as a nonachiever 2) cancel the record of a bad debt; acknowledge the loss of or failure to recover an asset he urged the banks to write off… …
44debt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of owing money Nouns 1. debt, indebtedness, obligation, liability, debit, score; charge, charge account; arrears, deferred payment, accounts receivable; deficit, default; insolvency, nonpayment,… …
45write — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To compose in words] Syn. set forth, record, formulate, draft, turn out, give a report, note down, transcribe, pen, put in writing, comment upon, go into, indite, typewrite, communicate, rewrite, produce poetry, produce… …
46Debt For Bond Swap — A debt swap involving the exchange of a new bond issue for similar outstanding debt or vice versa. Debt for bond swap transactions are usually executed to take advantage of an interest rate change and/or for tax write off purposes. When interest… …
47write-back — ˈwrite back noun [countable, uncountable] ACCOUNTING when the value of an asset that had been written off or written down increases, for example when a debt that you thought would not be paid is unexpectedly paid * * * write back UK US noun [C]… …
48write — verb (past wrote; past participle written) 1》 mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement. ↘have the ability to do this: he couldn t read or write. ↘fill out or complete in writing.… …
49off the books — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …
50write something off — 1》 (write someone/thing off) dismiss someone or something 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. → write …
