ALL meanings of write off
write off
W w - transitivephrasal verb write off record as total loss 1
- transitivephrasal verb write off consider a failure 1
- transitivephrasal verb write off car, vehicle: completely wreck 1
- transitivephrasal verb write off discount, dismiss 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs write off send, apply 1
- intransitivephrasal verb write off send, apply for sth 1
- noun write off a cancellation from the accounts as a loss. 1
- noun write off an uncollectable account. 1
- noun write off a reduction in book value; depreciation. 1
- noun write off Informal. a person or thing that is given up as hopeless or pointless: Joe's college career is a write-off. 1
- verb with object write off to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board. 1
- verb with object write off to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of. 1
- verb with object write off to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing: to write a check. 1
- verb with object write off to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc.: to write two copies of a letter. 1
- verb with object write off to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down: to write a letter to a friend. 1
- verb with object write off to produce as author or composer: to write a sonnet; to write a symphony. 1
- verb with object write off to trace significant characters on, or mark or cover with writing. 1
- verb with object write off to cause to be apparent or unmistakable: Honesty is written on his face. 1
- verb with object write off Computers. to transfer (information, data, programs, etc.) from storage to secondary storage or an output medium. 1
- verb with object write off Stock Exchange. to sell (options). 1
- verb with object write off to underwrite. 1
- verb without object write off to trace or form characters, words, etc., with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means, or as a pen or the like does: He writes with a pen. 1
- verb without object write off to write as a profession or occupation: She writes for the Daily Inquirer. 1
- verb without object write off to express ideas in writing. 1
- verb without object write off to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter: Write if you get work. 1
- verb without object write off to compose or work as a writer or author. 1
- verb without object write off Computers. to write into a secondary storage device or output medium. 1
- phrasal verb write off If you write off to a company or organization, you send them a letter, usually asking for something. 0
- phrasal verb write off If someone writes off a debt or an amount of money that has been spent on a project, they accept that they are never going to get the money back. 0
- phrasal verb write off If you write someone or something off, you decide that they are unimportant or useless and that they are not worth further serious attention. 0
- phrasal verb write off If someone writes off a vehicle, they have a crash in it and it is so badly damaged that it is not worth repairing. 0
- phrasal verb write off If you write off a plan or project, you accept that it is not going to be successful and do not continue with it. 0
- countable noun write off Something such as a vehicle that is a write-off has been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth repairing. 0
- countable noun write off A write-off is the decision by a company or government to accept that they will never recover a debt or an amount of money that has been spent on something. 0
- singular noun write off If you describe a plan or period of time as a write-off, you mean that it has been a failure and you have achieved nothing. 0
- verb write off to cancel (a bad debt or obsolete asset) from the accounts 0
- verb write off to consider (a transaction, etc) as a loss or set off (a loss) against revenues 0
- verb write off to depreciate (an asset) by periodic charges 0
- verb write off to charge (a specified amount) against gross profits as depreciation of an asset 0
- verb write off to cause or acknowledge the complete loss of 0
- verb write off to send a written order for (something) 0
- verb write off to damage (something, esp a car) beyond repair 0
- noun write off the act of cancelling a bad debt or obsolete asset from the accounts 0
- noun write off the bad debt or obsolete asset cancelled 0
- noun write off the amount cancelled against gross profits, corresponding to the book value of the bad debt or obsolete asset 0
- noun write off something damaged beyond repair, esp a car 0
- noun write off a period of time during which nothing useful has been achieved 0
- noun write off a damaged vehicle that is not economically viable to repair 0
- noun write off a waste of time because nothing useful has been achieved 0
- noun write off an act of officially stating that someone does not need to pay back money owed 0