Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun write-off
2 senses of write-off
Sense 1
write-off, write-down -- ((accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset)
=> depreciation, wear and tear -- (decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use)
Sense 2
write-off -- (the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset)
=> cancellation -- (the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb write-off
4 senses of write off
Sense 1
write off -- (concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss")
=> admit, acknowledge -- (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten")
Sense 2
write off -- (write something fluently, and without hesitation)
=> write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")
Sense 3
write off -- (cancel (a debt))
=> cancel, strike down -- (declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law")
Sense 4
expense, write off, write down -- (reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer")
=> depreciate -- (lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again")