write off


Meanings

  • (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
  • the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset
  • concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody;
  • write something fluently, and without hesitation
  • cancel (a debt)
  • reduce the estimated value of something;
    • "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"