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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.

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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

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Byline: Reuters ISTANBUL: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday lowered its estimate for global writedowns for banks and other financial institutions to $3.

IMF cuts global debt writedown estimate to $3.4 trln by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)

The bank is expected to report fresh writedowns and more job cuts in the coming days.

UBS may report fresh writedowns by Global Banking News (GBN)

The Directors expect that the above investment and property writedowns will reduce the deferred tax liability by approximately [pounds sterling]6.

PANTHER SECURITIES PLC - Trading Statement by PR Newswire UK Disclose

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