write off

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verb

1. concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody (Freq. 2)
- write it off as a loss
• Hypernyms:
admit, acknowledge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. write something fluently, and without hesitation (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
write, compose, pen, indite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. cancel (a debt)
• Derivationally related forms:
write-off
• Hypernyms:
cancel, strike down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. reduce the estimated value of something
- For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer
• Syn:
expense, write down
• Derivationally related forms:
write-down (for: write down), write-off
• Hypernyms:
depreciate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something