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write R0133800 (rīt)v. wrote (rōt), writ·ten (rĭt′n) also writ (rĭt), writ·ing, writes v.tr.1. a. To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen.b. To form (letters or words) in cursive style, especially in contrast to printing by hand.c. To spell: How do you write your name?2. a. To fill (an amount of space) with words or information: wrote five pages in an hour.b. To put written information in the blank spaces of (a check, form, or similar document).3. a. To produce or compose (text) in a recorded form that can be read: write a poem; write a letter.b. To express in writing; set down: write one's thoughts.c. To communicate by writing, especially by written letter: She wrote that she was planning to visit.d. To communicate with (someone) by writing, especially by letter: wrote me to tell me she had moved again.4. To compose (a musical work).5. a. To underwrite, as an insurance policy.b. To compose in legal form; draft: write a will.6. To indicate; mark: "Utter dejection was written on every face" (Winston S. Churchill).7. To ordain or prophesy: It was written that the empire would fall.8. Computers To transfer or copy (information) from memory to a storage device or output device.v.intr.1. To trace or form letters, words, or symbols on paper or another surface: people who cannot read or write.2. To produce written material, such as articles or books: She wrote for most of her adult life.3. To compose a letter, email, or other written communication: Please write while you are away.Phrasal Verbs: write down1. To set down in writing.2. Accounting To record a reduced value for (an asset): forced to write down a security after a fall in its market value.3. Accounting To record (a loss) by reducing the value of an asset: wrote down $10 million in bad debt.4. To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style: felt he had to write down to his students.5. To disparage in writing: a film that was written down in the magazine. write in1. To cast a vote by inserting (a name not listed on a ballot).2. To insert in a text or document: wrote in an apology at the end of the note.3. To communicate with an organization by mail: write in with a completed entry form. write off1. Accounting To record (a worthless asset) as a loss.2. Accounting To record (a loss or expense) as a reduction in earnings or in the value of an asset: wrote off business expenses when calculating taxable income.3. To consider as a loss or failure: wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.4. To disregard as inconsequential: wrote off the singer as a novelty act. write out1. To express or compose in writing: write out a request.2. To write in full or expanded form: All abbreviations are to be written out. write up1. To write a report or description of, as for publication.2. Accounting To record an increased value for (an asset).3. To report (someone) in writing, as for breaking the law: wrote him up for speeding.4. To bring (a journal, for example) up to date.Idioms: write (one's) own ticket To set one's own terms or course of action entirely according to one's own needs or wishes: an open-ended and generous scholarship that lets recipients write their own ticket. write the book on To be the preeminent practitioner of or expert in (something). writ large Signified, expressed, or embodied in a greater or more prominent magnitude or degree: "The man was no more than the boy writ large" (George Eliot).
[Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan.]Word History: Every modern Indo-European language of Western Europe except English derives its verb for "to write" from Latin scrībere: French écrire, Spanish escribir, Portuguese escrever, Catalan escriure, Italian scrivere, Irish scríobh, Scottish Gaelic sgrìobh, Welsh ysgrifennu, Breton skriva, Icelandic skrifa, Danish and Norwegian skrive, Swedish skriva, German schreiben, and Dutch schrijven. The English verb write, however, comes from Old English wrītan, from the Germanic root *writ- that in turn comes from the Indo-European root *wreid- meaning "to cut, scratch, tear, sketch an outline." German still retains this meaning in its cognate verb reissen, "to tear." Only Old English employed wrītan to refer to writing—that is, scratching on parchment with a pen. English shows a similar contrariness in its verb read, being almost the only western European language not to derive that verb from Latin legere.write down vb (adverb) 1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to set down in writing2. (Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to harm or belittle by writing about (a person) in derogatory terms3. (Journalism & Publishing) (intr; foll by to or for) to write in a simplified way (to a supposedly less cultured readership)4. (Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) accounting to decrease the book value of (an asset) n (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a reduction made in the book value of an asset Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | write down - put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.set down, get down, put downwrite - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"transcribe - write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"notate - put into notation, as of music or choreography; "Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"dash down, dash off - write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"note, take down - make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" | | 2. | write down - reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"expense, write offdepreciate - lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" |
writeverb1. To form letters, characters, or words on a surface with an instrument:engross, indite, inscribe, scribe.2. To form by artistic effort:compose, create, indite, produce.3. To be the author of (a published work or works):pen, publish.phrasal verb
write down1. To register in or as if in a book:book, catalog, enroll, inscribe, list, set down.2. To become or make less in price or value:cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce.Translationswrite (rait) – past tense wrote (rout) : past participle written (ˈritn) – verb1. to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper. They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink. 寫 写2. to compose the text of (a book, poem etc). She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters. 編寫 编写3. to compose a letter (and send it). He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week. 寫信 写信ˈwriter noun a person who writes, especially for a living. Dickens was a famous English writer; the writer of this letter. 作家 作家ˈwriting noun letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language. the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing. 書寫，筆跡 书写，笔体 ˈwritings noun plural the collected books, poems, correspondence etc of a particular (usually famous) person. the writings of Plato. 著作 著作written (ˈritn) adjective in writing. a written message. 書面的 书面的ˈwriting-paper noun paper for writing letters etc on. writing-paper and envelopes. 信紙 信纸write down to record in writing. She wrote down every word he said. 記下 记下write out to copy or record in writing. Write this exercise out in your neatest handwriting. 抄寫或書寫記錄 写出，抄写或书写 write down
write down1. To record or note something on paper. A noun or pronoun can be used between "write" and "down." I managed to write down the license plate number of the car before it sped away from the accident. Make sure you write the directions down so you don't forget!2. To list the value or price of something as being lower than it was before, especially for tax purposes. We have a number of financial assets we'll be able to write down at the end of the years.See also: down, writewrite something downto make a note of something; to record something in writing. Please write this down. Please write down what I tell you.See also: down, writewrite down1. Set down in writing, record, as in Please write down your new address and phone number. [Late 1500s] 2. Reduce in rank, value, or price, as in They've written down their assets. [Late 1800s] 3. Write in a simple or condescending style, as in These science texts are written down for high-school students. [Second half of 1800s] See also: down, writewrite downv.1. To set something down in writing: I wrote down all my thoughts in a journal. If you remember the address, write it down before you forget it again!2. To reduce something in rank, value, or price: The store is writing down all obsolete inventory. When the tickets didn't sell, we wrote them down to half price.3. To disparage something in writing. Used chiefly in the passive: The movie was written down in all the newspapers.4. To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style: The author wrote down to the unsophisticated audience.See also: down, writeEncyclopediaSeewriteLegalSeedepreciationWrite down
Write-OffA reduction in an individual's or a company's income as the result of an expense. For example, an unpayable credit sale may be a write-off for the creditor, especially if the debtor declares bankruptcy. The bankruptcy means that the debtor is unable to pay the debt, which results in a loss of income for the creditor. A write-off may usually be deducted from one's taxable income.Write down.A write down occurs when a bank or investment firm reduces the value of an asset it holds in order to bring the assigned value in line with current market value. Some write downs are customary, following a practice known as marking to the market. In this case, the fluctuating values of marketable securities in trading accounts are adjusted daily, writing them up if they have increased in value or writing them down if they have lost value. Write downs may also be required to acknowledge that the prices at which securities are recorded on a firm's books exceed the amount they could be sold for, assuming they could be sold at all. The difference between book value and market value is recorded as a loss. Extensive write downs of a firm's assets can threaten the viability of the firm itself. For example, in the wake of the subprime meltdown and the resulting tightening of credit starting in 2007, some investment banks were forced to write down billions of dollars of once highly rated collateralized debt obligations and other complex loan products that were structured with mortgages that defaulted. AcronymsSeewithdrawnwrite down
Related to write down: note downSynonyms for write downverb put down in writingSynonymsRelated Words- write
- transcribe
- notate
- dash down
- dash off
- note
- take down
verb reduce the estimated value of somethingSynonymsRelated Words |