Write Downs

write-off (r

ôf

, -

)

n. Accounting

a. A cancellation of an item in account books.

b. The amount canceled or lost.

2. A reduction or depreciation of the entered value of an item.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	write-off - (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset write-down accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances wear and tear, depreciation - decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use deduction, tax deduction, tax write-off - a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
	2.	write-off - the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

Translations

write-off [ˈraɪtɒf] N

1. (= vehicle) → siniestro m total
his car was a complete write-off → el coche fue declarado siniestro total, el coche quedó siniestro total

2. (Comm) → anulación f en libros, cancelación f en libros

3. (Fin) → cancelación f (de una deuda considerada incobrable)
he proposed a complete write-off of debt → propuso cancelar totalmente la deuda

4. (= disaster) → desastre m, fracaso m
the whole afternoon was a write-off → la tarde entera fue un desastre or fracaso

write-off [ˈraɪtˌɒf] n (Comm) → perdita (fig) (car) → rottame m
the car is a write-off → la macchina è ridotta ad un rottame

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
accounting amortize business deduction cancellation deduction depreciate entertainment deduction exemption expense indite nonentity tax benefit tax break tax deduction tax write-off total w/o wear and tear writ large	Banks are having mixed results in the region, and while some banks have been able to minimise write downs, others have reported an increase in their write downs. Finnish banks reporting increasing losses by Global Banking News (GBN) 2m of fixed asset write downs related to IT systems. Ideal Shopping shares plunge by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) DKK 223 million * Write downs for bad debts amounts to DKK 133 million * Profit on investment portfolio is negative with approx. FIONIA BANK A/S - Expected key figures for Fionia Bank by PR Newswire UK Disclose	writ of detinue writ of election Writ of entry writ of error writ of execution writ of habeas corpus Writ of inquiry writ of mandamus Writ of possession Writ of privilege writ of prohibition Writ of protection Writ of recaption writ of right writ of summons Writ of tresayle Writability writable Writative write write about write away write back write copy write down Write Downs write in write in code write of write off write on write out write protection write up write-down write-in write-in candidate write-off write-only write-protect write-protected write-up writer Writer of the tallies Writer to the signet writer's block writer's cramp writer's name writer’s cramp writerly Writers	Write back cache Write Back Soon Write Back Soon Please Write Back Soon With Information write back to Write Back with Eager Updates Write Backs Write Backs Write between the Lines Write Blocker Write buffer Write Combining Write Combining Buffer Write Control Character Write Controller write copy write cycle Write Data Parity Error Write Data Re-Organization for Log-Structured File Systems Write Destructive Coupling Fault Write Disturb Fault write down write down write down write down write down write down write down write down as write down to Write Downs Write Efficient Memory Write Eighteen Minute Gap Write Enable write enable ring write error Write Error Page Range Write Flash Signal write for Write from the Beginning Write Handling Control Register write head Write Here in Plain Sight Write Here Right Now Write Image Write Improved SOWs Easily write in write in write in write in write in Write in candidate write in code Write in Peace Write in Poll Option write inhibit ring write into write into write into write into write into

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Dictionary browser

Full browser

accounting
amortize
business deduction
cancellation
deduction
depreciate
entertainment deduction
exemption
expense
indite
nonentity
tax benefit
tax break
tax deduction
tax write-off
total
w/o
wear and tear
writ large

Banks are having mixed results in the region, and while some banks have been able to minimise write downs, others have reported an increase in their write downs.

Finnish banks reporting increasing losses by Global Banking News (GBN)

2m of fixed asset write downs related to IT systems.

Ideal Shopping shares plunge by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

DKK 223 million * Write downs for bad debts amounts to DKK 133 million * Profit on investment portfolio is negative with approx.

FIONIA BANK A/S - Expected key figures for Fionia Bank by PR Newswire UK Disclose

Write back cache
Write Back Soon
Write Back Soon Please
Write Back Soon With Information
write back to
Write Back with Eager Updates
Write Backs
Write Backs
Write between the Lines
Write Blocker
Write buffer
Write Combining
Write Combining Buffer
Write Control Character
Write Controller
write copy
write cycle
Write Data Parity Error
Write Data Re-Organization for Log-Structured File Systems
Write Destructive Coupling Fault
Write Disturb Fault
write down
write down
write down
write down
write down
write down
write down
write down as
write down to

Write Downs

Write Efficient Memory
Write Eighteen Minute Gap
Write Enable
write enable ring
write error
Write Error Page Range
Write Flash Signal
write for
Write from the Beginning
Write Handling Control Register
write head
Write Here in Plain Sight
Write Here Right Now
Write Image
Write Improved SOWs Easily
write in
write in
write in
write in
write in
Write in candidate
write in code
Write in Peace
Write in Poll Option
write inhibit ring
write into
write into
write into
write into
write into

write-off (redirected from Write Downs)

write-off
(redirected from Write Downs)