write-off
[ rahyt-awf, -of ]
/ ˈraɪtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
noun
a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
an uncollectable account.
a reduction in book value; depreciation.
Informal.
a person or thing that is given up as hopeless or pointless: Joe's college career is a write-off.
Origin of write-off
First recorded in 1745–55; noun use of verb phrase
write off
Words nearby write-off
write out,
write up,
write-down,
write-in,
write-in candidate,
write-off,
write-protect,
write-up,
writer,
writer's block,
writer's cramp
Example sentences from the Web for write-off
The Patriot-News admitted this week that it was wrong to write-off the Gettysburg Address 150 years ago.
“The write-off rate of the U.S. lending portfolio (principal only) was 2.0 percent for the quarter,” the company reported.