write off

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	write off
he/she/it	writes off
present participle	writing off
past tense	wrote off
past participle	written off

1
transitive to say officially that someone does not have to pay an amount of money
The US government agreed to write off debts of $170 billion.
Synonyms and related words
Relating to borrowing money and owing money
borrowing
borrowing powers
call it quits
1. 1a
  to accept that you will not receive money that you hoped someone would give back
  The £500 they have spent will have to be written off.
  Synonyms and related words
  To lose hope, or to give up hope
  give up on
  despair
  darken
2
transitive to decide that someone or something will not succeed and so to stop giving them your attention and energy
He thought the teachers had written him off.
Synonyms and related words
To ignore something, or to not pay attention
put aside
write off
ignore
3

write off
or
write away
intransitive to write to an organization asking for something
write off for:
Why don’t you write off for more details?
Synonyms and related words
To ask someone to give you something
ask for
request
insist on something
4
transitive Britishto damage a vehicle so badly that it is not worth repairing
Synonyms and related words
To destroy or severely damage something
destroy
ruin
devastate
Synonyms and related words
Vehicle accidents and breakdowns
accident
aquaplane
bang up
5
transitive to reduce the value of something that you or your business owns to avoid paying too much tax on it
After five years you can write the equipment off for tax.
Synonyms and related words
Relating to tax and taxation
1099
after tax
allowance

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