write-off
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.98 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost.
verb
Nonstandard form of write off.
Example Sentences
- "The corporation took a $5 million write-off in the second quarter."
- "If you are eager to manufacture the recharging unit, the analyst will be tempted to write-off the equipment over its physical life and provide you with a lower breakeven volume. If you prefer to outsource, the analyst will be tempted to write-off the equipment over its tax life and provide you with a higher breakeven volume."
- "This has spurred major efforts to write-off loans by the two pilot banks and considerable progress at the largest of the SOCBs (the ICBC)."
- "Provided that where the Collector or any of his subordinates is responsible for the collection of any tax, […] the power to write-off such tax, […] on the ground of its being irrecoverable, shall be exercised by the Commissioner of Land Administration […]"
Etymology
Inflected Forms
write-offs (plural)
writeoff (alternative)
writes-off (present, singular)
writing-off (participle, present)
wrote-off (past)
written-off (participle, past)