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1. phrasal verb

If you write off to a company or organization, you send them a letter, usually asking for something.

He wrote off to the New Zealand Government for these pamphlets about life in NewZealand. [VERB PARTICLE + to]

[Also VERB PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

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.

[business]

The committee decided to write off this debt. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

He had long since written off the money. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

3. phrasal verb

If you write someone or something off, you decide that they are unimportant or useless and that they are not worth further serious attention.

He is fed up with people writing him off because of his age. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

His critics write him off as too cautious to succeed. [V n P + as]

Most voters care more about jobs and therefore the Government can write off votersmotivated by environmental issues. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

These people are difficult to write off as malingering employees. [V P n + as]

4. phrasal verb

If someone writes off a vehicle, they have a crash in it and it is so badly damaged that it is not worth repairing.

[British]

John's written off four cars. Now he sticks to public transport. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

One of Pete's friends wrote his car off there. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

5. phrasal verb

If you write off a plan or project, you accept that it is not going to be successful and do not continue with it.

We decided to write off the rest of the day and go shopping. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

The prices were much higher. So we decided to write that off. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

It's too soon to write off the whole consultation process as a failure. [V P n (not pron) as n]

Don't just write it off as a waste of time. [V n P as n]

6. See also write-off

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write-off

Word forms: plural write-offs

1. countable noun

Something such as a vehicle that is a write-off has been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth repairing.

[British]

The car was a write-off, but everyone escaped unharmed.

2. countable noun

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.

Mr James persuaded the banks to accept a large write-off of debt. [+ of]

3. singular noun

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.

[informal]

Today was really a bit of a write-off for me. [+ for]

For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off.

write off in British English

verb (tr, adverb)

1. 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)

she wrote off for a brochure

4. informal

to damage (something, esp a car) beyond repair

noun write-off

5. 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

6. informal

something damaged beyond repair, esp a car

7. informal

a period of time during which nothing useful has been achieved

For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off.

Today was a complete write-off.

write-off in British English

(ˈraɪtˌɒf)

noun

1. British

a damaged vehicle that is not economically viable to repair

The car is a write-off.

2. informal

a waste of time because nothing useful has been achieved

For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off.

Today was a complete write-off.

an act of officially stating that someone does not need to pay back money owed

Mr James persuaded the banks to accept a large write-off of debt.

write off in American English

to cancel or remove from accounts (bad debts, claims, etc.)

to drop from consideration

amortize (sense 2)

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write-off in American English

(raɪtˌɔf)

noun

something written off, amortized, etc.

write off in Insurance

(raɪt ɔf)

Word forms: (present) writes off, (past) wrote off, (perfect) written off, (progressive) writing off

verb

(Insurance: Vehicle insurance)

If you write off a vehicle, you damage it so badly that it can never be used again, or you declare that this has happened.

If a policyholder has a car accident and the car is written off, they will receive a check for the value of the car at the time of claim.

My car has been recovered since being stolen, but it has been written off.

If you write off a vehicle, you damage it so badly that it can never be used again, or you declarethat this has happened.

write-off

write-off in Insurance

(raɪt ɔf)

noun

(Insurance: Vehicle insurance)

A write-off is a vehicle that has been so badly damaged that it can never be used again.

If your car is declared to be a write-off, the insurance company will deduct the excess agreed on the policy from the settlementpayment it makes to you.

My mechanic has already indicated that the car might be a write-off since repairing the damage will cost more than the car is worth.

A write-off is a vehicle that has been so badly damaged that it can never be used again.

write off

write off in Accounting

(raɪt ɔf)

Word forms: (present) writes off, (past) wrote off, (perfect) written off, (progressive) writing off

verb

(Accounting: Financial statements, Balance sheet)

If you write off a bad debt or obsolete asset, you cancel it from the accounts.

COLLOCATIONS: ~ a debt

In some cases customers will not pay money owed and the accounts receivable mustbe written off to bad debt expense.

The business will write off this bad debt by reducing the number of debtors on its balance sheet and reducingthe amount of profit on its profit-and-loss accounts.

If you write off a bad debt or obsolete asset, you cancel it from the accounts.

write-off in Accounting

(raɪt ɔf)

noun

(Accounting: Financial statements, Balance sheet)

A write-off is an amount corresponding to the book value of the bad debt or obsolete asset thatis canceled from an account against gross profits.

The bulk of the write-off by the company is related to bottling operations, advertising, and marketing.

A write-off of an asset may take the form of depreciation (or cost recovery), depletion, or amortization.

A write-off is an amount corresponding to the book value of the bad debt or obsolete asset thatis canceled from an account against gross profits.

Examples of 'write off' in a sentence
write off

They'll write off the money already spent on the movie as a tax loss.Whatever you feel you owe me I'm happy to write off to experience.He came out looking very happy and said to Taid that they could write off to Lincolnshire for the hay now.Then it occurred to her that she might not have to write off this day after all, but she had to act quickly.Consequently, unless she made some excuse and left the house as soon as Edna arrived, Tuesday and Friday mornings were a write-off.His car was a write-off but he was undamaged, apart from a broken arm.Expects to be there for two weeks, then take a climbing holiday in the Hindu Kush Tax write-off sort of thing."The insurance company wants to know if the hull is a write-off or if it can be salvaged.

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write off

vt

[debt, money] 注(註)销(銷) (zhùxiāo)
[person] 把 ... 看作不存在 (bǎ ... kànzuò bù cúnzài)
[plan, project] 取消 (qǔxiāo)
(Brit, = wreck) [vehicle] 报(報)废(廢) (bàofèi)

vi

to write off for sth [information] 写(寫)信索要某物 (xiě xìn suǒyaò mǒuwù) [goods] 函购(購)某物 (hángòu mǒuwù)

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释义	Trends of write off View usage for: write off 1. phrasal verb If you write off to a company or organization, you send them a letter, usually asking for something. He wrote off to the New Zealand Government for these pamphlets about life in NewZealand. [VERB PARTICLE + to] [Also VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb 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. [business] The committee decided to write off this debt. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He had long since written off the money. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you write someone or something off, you decide that they are unimportant or useless and that they are not worth further serious attention. He is fed up with people writing him off because of his age. [VERB noun PARTICLE] His critics write him off as too cautious to succeed. [V n P + as] Most voters care more about jobs and therefore the Government can write off votersmotivated by environmental issues. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] These people are difficult to write off as malingering employees. [V P n + as] 4. phrasal verb If someone writes off a vehicle, they have a crash in it and it is so badly damaged that it is not worth repairing. [British] John's written off four cars. Now he sticks to public transport. [VERB PARTICLE noun] One of Pete's friends wrote his car off there. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 5. phrasal verb If you write off a plan or project, you accept that it is not going to be successful and do not continue with it. We decided to write off the rest of the day and go shopping. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The prices were much higher. So we decided to write that off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] It's too soon to write off the whole consultation process as a failure. [V P n (not pron) as n] Don't just write it off as a waste of time. [V n P as n] 6. See also write-off More Synonyms of write off See full dictionary entry for write write-off Word forms: plural write-offs 1. countable noun Something such as a vehicle that is a write-off has been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth repairing. [British] The car was a write-off, but everyone escaped unharmed. 2. countable noun 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. Mr James persuaded the banks to accept a large write-off of debt. [+ of] 3. singular noun 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. [informal] Today was really a bit of a write-off for me. [+ for] For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off. write off in British English verb (tr, adverb) 1. accounting a. to cancel (a bad debt or obsolete asset) from the accounts b. to consider (a transaction, etc) as a loss or set off (a loss) against revenues c. to depreciate (an asset) by periodic charges d. to charge (a specified amount) against gross profits as depreciation of an asset 2. to cause or acknowledge the complete loss of 3. to send a written order for (something) she wrote off for a brochure 4. informal to damage (something, esp a car) beyond repair noun write-off 5. accounting a. the act of cancelling a bad debt or obsolete asset from the accounts b. the bad debt or obsolete asset cancelled c. the amount cancelled against gross profits, corresponding to the book value of the bad debt or obsolete asset 6. informal something damaged beyond repair, esp a car 7. informal a period of time during which nothing useful has been achieved For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off. Today was a complete write-off. write-off in British English (ˈraɪtˌɒf) noun 1. British a damaged vehicle that is not economically viable to repair The car is a write-off. 2. informal a waste of time because nothing useful has been achieved For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off. Today was a complete write-off. 3. an act of officially stating that someone does not need to pay back money owed Mr James persuaded the banks to accept a large write-off of debt. write off in American English 1. to cancel or remove from accounts (bad debts, claims, etc.) 2. to drop from consideration 3. amortize (sense 2) See full dictionary entry for write write-off in American English (raɪtˌɔf) noun something written off, amortized, etc. write off in Insurance (raɪt ɔf) Word forms: (present) writes off, (past) wrote off, (perfect) written off, (progressive) writing off verb (Insurance: Vehicle insurance) If you write off a vehicle, you damage it so badly that it can never be used again, or you declare that this has happened. If a policyholder has a car accident and the car is written off, they will receive a check for the value of the car at the time of claim. My car has been recovered since being stolen, but it has been written off. If you write off a vehicle, you damage it so badly that it can never be used again, or you declarethat this has happened. write-off write-off in Insurance (raɪt ɔf) noun (Insurance: Vehicle insurance) A write-off is a vehicle that has been so badly damaged that it can never be used again. If your car is declared to be a write-off, the insurance company will deduct the excess agreed on the policy from the settlementpayment it makes to you. My mechanic has already indicated that the car might be a write-off since repairing the damage will cost more than the car is worth. A write-off is a vehicle that has been so badly damaged that it can never be used again. write off write off in Accounting (raɪt ɔf) Word forms: (present) writes off, (past) wrote off, (perfect) written off, (progressive) writing off verb (Accounting: Financial statements, Balance sheet) If you write off a bad debt or obsolete asset, you cancel it from the accounts. COLLOCATIONS: ~ a debt In some cases customers will not pay money owed and the accounts receivable mustbe written off to bad debt expense. The business will write off this bad debt by reducing the number of debtors on its balance sheet and reducingthe amount of profit on its profit-and-loss accounts. If you write off a bad debt or obsolete asset, you cancel it from the accounts. write-off in Accounting (raɪt ɔf) noun (Accounting: Financial statements, Balance sheet) A write-off is an amount corresponding to the book value of the bad debt or obsolete asset thatis canceled from an account against gross profits. The bulk of the write-off by the company is related to bottling operations, advertising, and marketing. A write-off of an asset may take the form of depreciation (or cost recovery), depletion, or amortization. A write-off is an amount corresponding to the book value of the bad debt or obsolete asset thatis canceled from an account against gross profits. Examples of 'write off' in a sentence write off They'll write off the money already spent on the movie as a tax loss. Hinxman, Margaret THE SOUND OF MURDER Whatever you feel you owe me I'm happy to write off to experience. Reeves, Robert DOUBTING THOMAS He came out looking very happy and said to Taid that they could write off to Lincolnshire for the hay now. O'Brian, Patrick TESTIMONIES Then it occurred to her that she might not have to write off this day after all, but she had to act quickly. Susan Elizabeth Phillips LADY BE GOOD (1999) Consequently, unless she made some excuse and left the house as soon as Edna arrived, Tuesday and Friday mornings were a write-off. Fraser, Anthea DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY (2001) His car was a write-off but he was undamaged, apart from a broken arm. Taylor, Andy TOY SHOP (2001) Expects to be there for two weeks, then take a climbing holiday in the Hindu Kush Tax write-off sort of thing. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001) "The insurance company wants to know if the hull is a write-off or if it can be salvaged. Elizabeth Lowell TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (2001) All related terms of 'write off' to write off for sth ( information ) 写(寫)信索要某物 xiě xìn suǒyaò mǒuwù write up ( minutes, report, findings ) 把 ... 整理成文 bǎ ... zhěnglǐ chéngwén write out ( list, name and address, report ) 写(寫)下 xiěxià write into ▶ to write sth into sth ( contract, agreement ) 把某事写(寫)入某物 bǎ mǒushì xiěrù mǒuwù write in 发(發)函 fāhán write down 记(記)下 jìxià write away ▶ to write away for sth ( information ) 发(發)信索要某物 fā xìn suǒyào mǒuwù ; ( goods ) 函购(購)某物 hángòu mǒuwù Chinese translation of 'write off' write off vt [debt, money] 注(註)销(銷) (zhùxiāo) [person] 把 ... 看作不存在 (bǎ ... kànzuò bù cúnzài) [plan, project] 取消 (qǔxiāo) (Brit, = wreck) [vehicle] 报(報)废(廢) (bàofèi) vi to write off for sth [information] 写(寫)信索要某物 (xiě xìn suǒyaò mǒuwù) [goods] 函购(購)某物 (hángòu mǒuwù) See write Image of write off © Ajay Bhaskar, Shutterstock Nearby words of write off write down write in write into write off write out write up write-off
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