write-off

Meaning

Noun

1. The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost.
2. Something that is now worthless (such as a car after an accident).

Verb

Nonstandard form of write off.

Synonyms

write-down

amortization

count down

curtail

cut

cut off

deduct

deletion

destruction

discount

doom

downfall

elision

evisceration

extraction

fall

loss

omission

abstract

purge

relegation

removal

remove

retrench

ruin

seize

slash

subtract

take

take away

toll

trade discount

truncate

wastage

wreck

depreciation charge

perdition

Translations

perte

Abschreibung

amortización

çıkarma

cercenar

deduir

حذْف

sostraure

amputar

sostreure

truncar

amortització

cancel·lació

abholen

restar

Etymology

Deverbal from write off.