write-down
[ rahyt-doun ]
/ ˈraɪtˌdaʊn /
noun Accounting.
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.
Origin of write-down
First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase
write down
Words nearby write-down
write in,
write off,
write one's own ticket,
write out,
write up,
write-down,
write-in,
write-in candidate,
write-off,
write-protect,
write-up
Example sentences from the Web for write-down
The write-down basically erases all the money HP made last quarter.
Hewlett-Packard Loses Billions on Sketchy Buyout of Autonomy |Alex Klein |November 20, 2012 |DAILY BEASTNews Corp. then announced that it had lost $6.4 billion in its second quarter and was taking an $8.4 billion write-down.