See write off in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to record an expenditure as an expense",
"word": "avskriva"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to record an expenditure as an expense",
"word": "skriva av"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to record a notional expense",
"word": "alaskirjata"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spísyvatʹ",
"sense": "to record a notional expense",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спи́сывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spisátʹ",
"sense": "to record a notional expense",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "списа́ть"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to record a notional expense",
"word": "avskriva"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to record a notional expense",
"word": "skriva av"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to assign a low value to somebody or something",
"word": "alaskirjata"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to assign a low value to somebody or something",
"word": "dare per perso"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spísyvatʹ",
"sense": "to assign a low value to somebody or something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спи́сывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spisátʹ",
"sense": "to assign a low value to somebody or something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "списа́ть"
}
],
"word": "write off"
}
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