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writedown

writedown noun: an adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.

Noun

writedown (plural writedowns)

  1. An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.
    • If Chelsea were to fall foul of profit and sustainability, they would be expected to cite unforeseen circumstances, much as some clubs have claimed Covid writedowns: their books would have been sound but for the pandemic.March 11 2022, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian

Forms of writedown

pluralwritedowns

Origin of writedown

Deverbal from write down.

Questions about writedown

What does writedown mean?
Writedown means an adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.
What part of speech is writedown?
Writedown is a noun.
What is the plural of writedown?
The plural of writedown is writedowns.

Words near writedown in the dictionary

  1. writebehind
  2. writebehinds
  3. writeblr
  4. writeblrs
  5. writed
  6. writedown
  7. writedowns
  8. writee
  9. writees
  10. writeing
  11. writemask

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