WRITE-DOWN Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

write down

verb

Definition of write down

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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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 Investment Conviction Must Change With The Evidence One of the most useful habits an investor can develop is writing down what would disprove the thesis before entering the position. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Name the terms, write down the agreement, and ask what still feels unclear. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 No one writes down why, and the consequences compound over time. — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Another, the Hush Hush, asks guests to write down a secret, seal it in a small envelope and place it in the Vanderpump Vault. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for write down

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Verb

The additional sleep provided by the bassinet also is believed to reduce burnout and postpartum depression in working moms and dads.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
There is an endless debate about crime, its causes and how to reduce it.

— Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of reduce

Verb

Plus, they’re currently marked down at REI starting at just $49 for the coral pair (down 50 percent from its original price).

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Instead of marking down items at the end of a season, Nordy releases new items at deep discounts, then raises them to full price once the sale is over.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 July 2026

Definition of mark down

Verb

Catcher Drake Baldwin, second baseman Ozzie Albies, first baseman Matt Olson and closer Raisel Iglesias all logged time in the league’s 96th event.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
On July 1, more than a year after Tromp accepted a job out of state, Board of Education members logged onto their laptops and appeared on Zoom to take a vote on the candidate who would come to replace Tromp.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Definition of log

Verb

About $3,000 in transportation costs for passenger vans and drivers had to be written off as well.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
This is seen as friendly to the creatives, with Amazon potentially prepared to write off a chunk of its spend and for key creatives and filmmakers to get their backend should the movie make money.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Definition of write off

Verb

The sleeping quarters are set down into the towers, and because Wertheim's was at sea level, the North Sea splashed against his bedroom walls, inches from the bed.

— Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Some of the deals have pages of guardrails and approval rights, setting down boundaries for any future use of these replicas.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Definition of set down

Verb

The Times, citing anonymous sources, reported the switch had come at the urging of the Secret Service, and that the newer plane lacked some of the advanced security features of the older aircraft, including antimissile capabilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
In a move first reported by The Athletic, Philadelphia initially reached out to Paul when Gansey and general manager Jameer Nelson spun the trade that brought Jaylen Brown to the Sixers from the Boston Celtics.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of report

Verb

The blue sign at the entrance that read ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ had been taken down.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Billie’s obsession with taking down Priscilla constantly puts her team in peril, because being so laser-focused on one thing clouds the bigger picture.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026

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