- a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
- an uncollectable account.
- a reduction in book value; depreciation.
- a person or thing that is given up as hopeless or pointless: Joe's college career is a write-off.
- accounting
- to cancel (a bad debt or obsolete asset) from the accounts
- to consider (a transaction, etc) as a loss or set off (a loss) against revenues
- to depreciate (an asset) by periodic charges
- to charge (a specified amount) against gross profits as depreciation of an asset
- to cause or acknowledge the complete loss of
- to send a written order for (something)
- to damage (something, esp a car) beyond repair
- accounting
- the act of cancelling a bad debt or obsolete asset from the accounts
- the bad debt or obsolete asset cancelled
- the amount cancelled against gross profits, corresponding to the book value of the bad debt or obsolete asset
- something damaged beyond repair, esp a car
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