write off

/raɪɾ ɑf/

/raɪt ɒf/

Other forms: written off; wrote off; writing off; writes off

Definitions of write off

1. verb

   reduce the estimated value of something
   “For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer”

   synonyms: expense, write down

   type of:

   depreciate

   lower the value of something
2. verb

   cancel (a debt)
   type of:

   cancel, strike down

   declare null and void; make ineffective
3. verb

   concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody
   type of:

   acknowledge, admit

   declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
4. verb

   write something fluently, and without hesitation
   type of:

   compose, indite, pen, write

   produce a literary work