"write-off" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: write-offs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from write off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|write off}} Deverbal from write off Head templates: {{en-noun}} write-off (plural write-offs)
  1. (accounting) The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost. Categories (topical): Accounting Translations (cancellation): анулиране (anulirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), alaskirjaus (Finnish), списа́ние (spisánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-write-off-en-noun-60F3uZPz Topics: accounting, business, finance Disambiguation of 'cancellation': 98 2
  2. Something that is now worthless (such as a car after an accident). Synonyms: total loss Translations (something worthless): брак (brak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), romu (Finnish), hylkytavara (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-write-off-en-noun-Kb2UI7kq Disambiguation of 'something worthless': 0 100

Verb [English]

Forms: writes-off [present, singular, third-person], writing-off [participle, present], wrote-off [past], written-off [participle, past]
Etymology: Deverbal from write off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|write off}} Deverbal from write off Head templates: {{en-verb|writes-off|writing-off|wrote-off|written-off}} write-off (third-person singular simple present writes-off, present participle writing-off, simple past wrote-off, past participle written-off)
  1. Nonstandard spelling of write off. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: write off Synonyms: writeoff
    Sense id: en-write-off-en-verb-ZK9Ex2U7 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English deverbals: 14 7 79 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 5 77 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 7 74 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 10 69

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