- a reduction of the entered value of an asset account.
- the procedure of reducing the recorded value of an asset, either by estimate or as a plan.
- to set down in writing
- to harm or belittle by writing about (a person) in derogatory terms
- to write in a simplified way (to a supposedly less cultured readership)
- to decrease the book value of (an asset)
- a reduction made in the book value of an asset