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Definition write off in American English

write off phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to say officially that someone does not have to pay an amount of money

Example

The U.S. government agreed to write off debts of $170 billion.

Synonyms and related words
borrowing power borrowings call it quits
1.1

to accept that you will not receive money that you hoped someone would give back

Example

The money they have spent will have to be written off.

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give up on despair darken
2

to decide that someone or something will not succeed and so to stop giving them your attention and energy

Example

He thought the teachers had written him off.

Synonyms and related words
ignore put aside write off
3

to write to an organization asking for something

Example

Why don't you write off for more details?

Synonyms and related words
ask for request insist on something
4

to say that something is not worth anything, for example a machine used to make something

Example

After five years you can write the equipment off for tax.

Synonyms and related words
1040 form 1099 after tax
5

to total a vehicle in an accident

Synonyms and related words
destroy ruin devastate accident aquaplane bang up
Definition write off in American English