write down

verb

Definition of write downnext
1
as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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2
as in to record
to make a written note of write down what you remember about that day

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Recent Examples of write down No need to write down symptoms or try to remember the last time your cycle was irregular. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 July 2026 Why not eat the good feta, get that deli sandwich, try that beef stew recipe your grandmother wrote down for you by hand? — Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 That’s enough to call it preexisting, whether or not it was written down anywhere. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Litman writes down all the areas that need attention by starting from the front door and making her way around the house. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for write down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
  1. reduce
  2. record
  3. mark down
  4. log
  5. write off
  6. set down
  7. report
  8. take down
Verb
  • Studies show that drinking more fluid—preferably water—can significantly reduce the risk of stone formation and recurrence.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The White Worm, who styled herself as a peacetime consigliere, is reduced to obsolescence by the promise of all-out war.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduce
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  • Across Asia, thousands of first-time investors have recently piled in to stock markets, hoping to cash in on the massive tech boom that boosted indexes in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan to record highs earlier this year.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Paul Sewald came in to record the final out after Kevin Ginkel allowed two hits and two walks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of record
Verb
  • At Rue La La, a low-key site that offers impressive deals on designer clothes, shoes, and accessories, dozens of Birkenstock sandals are marked down, including the iconic Arizona Sandals that both writers and A-listers wear season after season.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Shop more on-trend finds for fall while they’re marked down during Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale, below.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of mark down
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  • Gen Zs — who are too young to have ever logged onto the site — joined in the collective longing too.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Festival hours were extended, operations adjusted and the mechanical pickle kept spinning, logging nearly 1,800 rides.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of log
Verb
  • Miñoso’s character, firefighter Joe Cruz, will likewise be written off in Season 15.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • When teens and 20-somethings became the earliest adopters of Snapchat and then TikTok, titles aimed at those demographics had to embrace them or risk being written off as irrelevant by a generation that is more inclined to watch YouTube anyway.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of write off
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  • James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The 21-year-old became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level title, coming back from a set down to defeat American Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 at the DC Open on Monday.
    — Jill Martin, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of set down
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  • Hernandez, of Manville, New Jersey, appeared in court Monday, where he was not required to enter a plea and was released on $50,000 bail, NBC New York reported.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Digital advertising firm Pixability reports 95% of the top 4,000 travel conent accounts by viewership are creator-driven with only 5% from brands and publishers.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of report
Verb
  • For those who missed it (and that's literally all of you), the Dream took down the Mercury, 96-82, in a back-and-forth contest.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton’s TikTok account was later banned, and the livestream has since been taken down.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
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