write off

1. (transitive)To reduce the book value of (an asset) to zero.

   abschreiben

   спи́сыватьspísyvatʹ, списа́тьspisátʹ

   reduce the estimated value of something

2. (transitive)To record (an expenditure) as an expense.

   спи́сыватьspísyvatʹ, списа́тьspisátʹ

3. (transitive)To remove a portion of a debt or an amount of an account owed, counting it as a loss (as a gesture of goodwill for example).

4. To record a notional expense such as amortization or depreciation.

   спи́сыватьspísyvatʹ, списа́тьspisátʹ

5. (transitive)To treat as a write-off, a total loss, especially something damaged beyond economic repair.

6. (figuratively, transitive)To assign a low value to (somebody or something).

   When Katya was injured, he wrote off the team's chances in the finals.

   спи́сыватьspísyvatʹ, списа́тьspisátʹ

1. We had to write off the debt.

   Ми були змушені списати борг.

   ruНам пришлось аннулировать долг.

   deWir mussten unsere Schulden abschreiben.

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2. I wrote off for an application form.

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3. I still write to Tom off and on.

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4. The car was a write-off.

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5. The car is completely written off.

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irregular · Lesson

• write upзаписати, записуватиTo produce by writing.
• write offзаписати, записуватиTo reduce the book value of (an asset) to zero.
• write outрізати, рубатиTo write at full length or in expanded form.
• write downзаписати, записуватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
• write inTo write a letter to, e.g. a publication.
• write overTo save a piece of data in place of other data; to overwrite.