afschrijven

Meaning

1. (transitive) to deduct (money)
2. (transitive) to amortise, to write off
3. (transitive) to write off, to consider worthless, beyond repair, total loss, to give up on
4. (intransitive, transitive) to copy in writing; (Belgium) also as cheating in a test

Concepts

amortize

deaden

write off

writeoff

alleviate

finish writing

debit

deduct

Synonyms

afbetalen

amortiseren

overschrijven

uitdelgen

aflossen

delgen

Translations

amortisieren

amortizar

löschen

amortir

copier

prélever

defalcare

ammortizzare

deprezzamento

amortecer

debitar

amortizar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑfsxrɛi̯və(n)/

Etymology

From af + schrijven (“to write”).