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writes off

writes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of write off.

Meaning of write off

Verb

write off (third-person singular simple present writes off, present participle writing off, simple past wrote off, past participle written off)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the book value of (an asset) to zero.
  2. (transitive) To record (an expenditure) as an expense.
  3. (transitive) To remove a portion of a debt or an amount of an account owed, counting it as a loss (as a gesture of goodwill for example).
  4. To record a notional expense such as amortization or depreciation.
  5. (transitive) To treat as a write-off, a total loss, especially something damaged beyond economic repair.
    • The '800' received substantial collision damage, while the High Speed Train power car was written off.2020 May 20, “Fleet News: Collision-damaged '800' at Wolverton”, in Rail, page 25
  6. (figuratively, transitive) To assign a low value to (somebody or something).
    • When Katya was injured, he wrote off the team's chances in the finals.

Questions about writes off

What is writes off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Writes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of write off.

Words near writes off in the dictionary

  1. writes cheques one can't cash
  2. writes down
  3. writes for the drawer
  4. writes in
  5. writes itself
  6. writes off
  7. writes one's own ticket
  8. writes out
  9. writes over
  10. writes the book
  11. writes up

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