write-off

noun

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\ ˈrīt-ˌȯf

Definition of write-off

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : an elimination of an item from the books of account

2a : a reduction in book value of an item (as by way of depreciation)

b : a tax deduction of an amount of depreciation, expense, or loss

3 chiefly British : something (such as a damaged vehicle) or someone regarded or conceded as a loss

write off

verb

wrote off; written off; writing off; writes off

Definition of write off (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to eliminate (an asset) from the books : enter as a loss or expense write off a bad loan

2 : to regard or concede to be lost most were content to write off 1979 and look optimistically ahead — Money also : dismiss was written off as an expatriate highbrow — Brendan Gill

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Examples of write-off in a Sentence

Verb most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up

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