Look up: write-off

1. write off
   [v] - cancel (a debt) 2. [v] - write something fluently, and without hesitation 3. [v] - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody 4. [v] - reduce the estimated value of something
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2. Write off
   Write off is a colloquial term for a vehicle which has been declared a total loss by an insurer, either following accident damage or theft. There are some 450,000 accident-related write-offs every year and another 150,000 insurance thefts, many of which are subsequently recovered damaged and re-classified. Many write-offs are legitimately allowed
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3. write off
   To cancel a debt, or to acknowledge the loss or worthlessness of an asset. Also to remove an asset or holding entirely from a balance sheet. The reduction in value, or loss, is said to be 'written off'
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4. Write off
   When an investment, such as a loan, becomes seriously delinquent or in default and is determined to be uncollectible, the lender may choose to charge the outstanding investment amount as an expense or a loss.
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5. write-off
   [n] - reduction in the book value of an asset 2. [n] - the act of cancelling a debt as uncollectible
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6. write-off
   noun the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset
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7. write-off
   write-down noun (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
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8. Write-off
   Charging an asset amount to expense or loss, such as through the use of depreciation and amortization of assets.
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9. write-off
   Cancellation of part or all of a balance. Costs incurred that have no future utility are charged (written-off) to an expense or loss account, not carried forward as an asset.
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10. write-off
    1) accounting process whereby a loan determined to be a worthless asset is removed from the books as an earning asset and charged to the loan loss reserves account. Its book value is written down to zero. 2) process of removing a bad debt or uncollectible loan from the balance sheet....
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11. Write-off
    . The cost of repairing this accident-damaged car exceeds the price of an equivalent replacement car; it is less costly for the insurers to pay for a replacement than to pay for repairs. The term `write-off` describes a reduction in recognized value. In accounting terminology, it refers to recogniti...
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