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write R0133800 (rīt)v. wrote (rōt), writ·ten (rĭt′n) also writ (rĭt), writ·ing, writes v.tr.1. a. To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen.b. To form (letters or words) in cursive style, especially in contrast to printing by hand.c. To spell: How do you write your name?2. a. To fill (an amount of space) with words or information: wrote five pages in an hour.b. To put written information in the blank spaces of (a check, form, or similar document).3. a. To produce or compose (text) in a recorded form that can be read: write a poem; write a letter.b. To express in writing; set down: write one's thoughts.c. To communicate by writing, especially by written letter: She wrote that she was planning to visit.d. To communicate with (someone) by writing, especially by letter: wrote me to tell me she had moved again.4. To compose (a musical work).5. a. To underwrite, as an insurance policy.b. To compose in legal form; draft: write a will.6. To indicate; mark: "Utter dejection was written on every face" (Winston S. Churchill).7. To ordain or prophesy: It was written that the empire would fall.8. Computers To transfer or copy (information) from memory to a storage device or output device.v.intr.1. To trace or form letters, words, or symbols on paper or another surface: people who cannot read or write.2. To produce written material, such as articles or books: She wrote for most of her adult life.3. To compose a letter, email, or other written communication: Please write while you are away.Phrasal Verbs: write down1. To set down in writing.2. Accounting To record a reduced value for (an asset): forced to write down a security after a fall in its market value.3. Accounting To record (a loss) by reducing the value of an asset: wrote down $10 million in bad debt.4. To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style: felt he had to write down to his students.5. To disparage in writing: a film that was written down in the magazine. write in1. To cast a vote by inserting (a name not listed on a ballot).2. To insert in a text or document: wrote in an apology at the end of the note.3. To communicate with an organization by mail: write in with a completed entry form. write off1. Accounting To record (a worthless asset) as a loss.2. Accounting To record (a loss or expense) as a reduction in earnings or in the value of an asset: wrote off business expenses when calculating taxable income.3. To consider as a loss or failure: wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.4. To disregard as inconsequential: wrote off the singer as a novelty act. write out1. To express or compose in writing: write out a request.2. To write in full or expanded form: All abbreviations are to be written out. write up1. To write a report or description of, as for publication.2. Accounting To record an increased value for (an asset).3. To report (someone) in writing, as for breaking the law: wrote him up for speeding.4. To bring (a journal, for example) up to date.Idioms: write (one's) own ticket To set one's own terms or course of action entirely according to one's own needs or wishes: an open-ended and generous scholarship that lets recipients write their own ticket. write the book on To be the preeminent practitioner of or expert in (something). writ large Signified, expressed, or embodied in a greater or more prominent magnitude or degree: "The man was no more than the boy writ large" (George Eliot).
[Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan.]Word History: Every modern Indo-European language of Western Europe except English derives its verb for "to write" from Latin scrībere: French écrire, Spanish escribir, Portuguese escrever, Catalan escriure, Italian scrivere, Irish scríobh, Scottish Gaelic sgrìobh, Welsh ysgrifennu, Breton skriva, Icelandic skrifa, Danish and Norwegian skrive, Swedish skriva, German schreiben, and Dutch schrijven. The English verb write, however, comes from Old English wrītan, from the Germanic root *writ- that in turn comes from the Indo-European root *wreid- meaning "to cut, scratch, tear, sketch an outline." German still retains this meaning in its cognate verb reissen, "to tear." Only Old English employed wrītan to refer to writing—that is, scratching on parchment with a pen. English shows a similar contrariness in its verb read, being almost the only western European language not to derive that verb from Latin legere.write off vb (tr, adverb) 1. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a. to cancel (a bad debt or obsolete asset) from the accountsb. to consider (a transaction, etc) as a loss or set off (a loss) against revenuesc. to depreciate (an asset) by periodic chargesd. to charge (a specified amount) against gross profits as depreciation of an asset2. to cause or acknowledge the complete loss of3. (Commerce) to send a written order for (something): she wrote off for a brochure. 4. (Automotive Engineering) informal to damage (something, esp a car) beyond repair n 5. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a. the act of cancelling a bad debt or obsolete asset from the accountsb. the bad debt or obsolete asset cancelledc. the amount cancelled against gross profits, corresponding to the book value of the bad debt or obsolete asset 6. (Automotive Engineering) informal something damaged beyond repair, esp a car Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" | | 2. | write off - write something fluently, and without hesitationindite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" | | 3. | write off - cancel (a debt)strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" | | 4. | write off - reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"expense, write downdepreciate - lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" |
Translationsretranchercancellare un debitoconsiderare perdutodepennarewrite off
write off1. In accounting, to consider something a loss. A noun or pronoun can be used between "write" and "off." We've been keeping these outstanding payments on the books, but we need to write them off as a loss.2. In accounting, to record an asset as having no value. A noun or pronoun can be used between "write" and "off." That equipment can no longer be used, so we are writing it off.3. To dismiss as insufficient, worthless, or a failure. A noun or pronoun can be used between "write" and "off." Don't write off Joe so fast. He's smarter than you think. I could tell that they wrote me off as soon as I walked on the court, but that just motivated me to play harder.4. To disregard something due to perceiving it as unimportant or not warranting special attention. A noun or pronoun can be used between "write" and "off." At the time, I wrote off his behavior as just a product of stress from work. Obviously now I can see it was more than that. Most people wrote the comment off as a simple gaffe, but I think it had a deeper significance.5. To send a written message, often a request. When I was a kid, I used to write off to my favorite athletes asking them for autographs. Mom is not happy with the bill, so she's writing off a letter to the company.6. noun In accounting, the act of considering something a loss, or the item itself. As a noun, the phrase is hyphenated. All of these write-offs will significantly change our valuation.7. noun In accounting, the act of recording an asset as having no value, or the asset itself. As a noun, the phrase is hyphenated. The car was totaled, so it ended up being a write-off.See also: off, writewrite someone or something off (as a something) 1. . to give up on turning someone or something into something. I had to write Jill off as a future executive. The company wrote off the electric automobile as a dependable means of transportation. He would never work out. We wrote him off. 2. . to give up on someone or something as a dead loss, waste of time, hopeless case, etc. Don't write me off as a has-been. We almost wrote off the investment as a dead loss. 3. . to take a charge against one's taxes. Can I write this off as a deduction, or is it a dead loss? Can I write off this expense as a tax deduction?See also: off, writewrite someone or something offto drop someone or something from consideration. The manager wrote Tom off for a promotion. I wrote off that piece of swampy land as worthless. It can't be used for anything.See also: off, writewrite something off (on one's taxes)to deduct something from one's income taxes. Can I write this off on my income taxes? I'll write off this trip on my taxes. Oh, yes! Write it off!See also: off, writewrite something offto absorb a debt or a loss in accounting. The bill couldn't be collected, so we had to write it off. The bill was too large, and we couldn't write off the amount. We decided to sue.See also: off, writewrite off (to someone) (for something)to send a written request for something away to someone. I wrote off to my parents for some money, but I think they are ignoring me. I wrote off for money. I need money so I wrote off to my parents.See also: off, writewrite off1. Reduce an asset's book value to zero because it is worthless, as in The truck was wrecked completely, so we can write it off. [Late 1600s] 2. Cancel from an account as a loss, as in Since they'll never be able to pay back what they owe, let's just write off that debt. [Late 1800s] Also see charge off, def. 2. 3. Regard as a failure or worthless, as in There was nothing to do but write off the first day of our trip because of the bad weather , or She resented their tendency to write her off as a mere housewife. [Late 1800s] 4. Amortize, as in We can write off the new computer network in two years or less. Also see charge off, def. 2. See also: off, writewrite offv.1. To cancel something from accounts as a loss: The bank has written off the account balance as an unrecoverable debt. After efforts to collect the payment failed, we decided to write it off. We wrote the trip off as a business expense.2. To consider something a loss or failure: We wrote off the first day of our vacation because it rained all day. The doctors wrote him off when a treatment couldn't be found for his illness.3. To deem someone or something inconsequential and disregard them: I wouldn't write off the option of going to nursing school. Critics wrote the singer off as a novelty act.4. To send a written request: I wrote off to the university for an application.See also: off, writewrite off
write off (rīt awf) An amount deducted from a patient's account balance due to a contracted negotiation or other factor (e.g., pro bono work). write off
Write-OffA reduction in an individual's or a company's income as the result of an expense. For example, an unpayable credit sale may be a write-off for the creditor, especially if the debtor declares bankruptcy. The bankruptcy means that the debtor is unable to pay the debt, which results in a loss of income for the creditor. A write-off may usually be deducted from one's taxable income.write off To reduce the balance (that is, the book value of an asset or a group of assets) in an account to zero by recognizing the recorded value as an expense. For example, a firm may write off a technologically obsolete asset shown on its balance sheet as having monetary value. The asset will then be deleted from the balance sheet, and income during the period will be reduced (or losses will be increased) by an equivalent amount. Also called charge off.Case Study In September 2001 Blockbuster, Inc., announced it would write off $450 million in the value of its videotape inventory. Tapes that, depending on age, had each been carried at a value of $4 to $8 would be valued at $2 under the new policy. In addition, Blockbuster said it would reduce the number of old tapes in each store from 8,000 to 6,000, thereby eliminating a quarter of its inventory of older tapes. More profitable DVD rentals had become an increasing part of Blockbuster's business, and the firm decided to devote more shelf space to these items. The charge, taken against second-half earnings, caused Blockbuster to report a large loss when Wall Street analysts had been expecting positive earnings. The unexpected news caused the firm's common stock to fall in price by over 8% on the day of the announcement.write off (accounting) to charge a cost item as an expense in computing a firm's profit or loss. Certain cost items which are fixed assets but which are of insignificant value may still be written off and charged as an expense in their year of purchase.AcronymsSeeWOFFwrite off
Synonyms for write offverb concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebodyRelated Wordsverb write something fluently, and without hesitationRelated Wordsverb cancel (a debt)Related Wordsverb reduce the estimated value of somethingSynonymsRelated Words |