Noun write off has 2 senses
  1. write-off, write-down - (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
    --1 is a kind of depreciation, wear and tear
    --1 has particulars: tax write-off, tax deduction, deduction
    Derived form: verb write off4
  2. write-off - the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset
    --2 is a kind of cancellation
    Derived forms: verb write off3, verb write off4
,Verb write off has 4 senses
  1. write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
    --1 is one way to
    admit, acknowledge
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. write off - write something fluently, and without hesitation
    --2 is one way to
    write, compose, pen, indite
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. write off - cancel (a debt)
    --3 is one way to
    cancel, strike down
    Derived form: noun write-off2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. write off, write down - reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
    --4 is one way to depreciate
    Derived forms: noun write-off1, noun write-off2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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