write-off

write-off (r

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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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He added the bank has opted to increase the write-off provisions owing to the nature of the current economic period, while announcing unrealised losses arising from the write-off provision for the third quarter amounting to BD1.

BIsB increases provisions for bad debts by Gulf Weekly

The Prime Minister said the economic assistance program for Afghanistan is being considered now in exchange for write-off the country's debts.

Kyrgyzstan holding talks with Turkey on US$40 mln write-off - PM ... by AKIpress News Agency

It is now understood that the write-off is likely to be up to £600m - meaning Homebase will have a book value of £300m-£400m, compared with the £900m HRG paid for it in 2002.

Homebase value to be slashed by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

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