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Noun write-off has 2 senses
- write-off, write-down - (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
--1 is a kind of depreciation, wear and tear
--1 has particulars: tax write-off, tax deduction, deduction
- write-off - the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset
--2 is a kind of cancellation
Verb write-off has 4 senses
- write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
--1 is one way to admit, acknowledge
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- write off - write something fluently, and without hesitation
--2 is one way to write, compose, pen, indite
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- write off - cancel (a debt)
--3 is one way to cancel, strike down
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- write off, write down - reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
--4 is one way to depreciate
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