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单词 write-off
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Definition of write-off in English:

write-off

nounˈrʌɪtɒfˈraɪd ˌɔf
  • 1British A vehicle or other object that is too badly damaged to be repaired.

    the passengers were unharmed, but my car was a total write-off
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What remained of the car he was driving lay scattered over both sides of the dual carriageway and punctured the diesel tank of our car, which looks as if it's a write-off.
    • The car was heavily damaged and clearly a write-off.
    • Other damage to the tail section and the rest of the fuselage was still being evaluated at press time but the aircraft may be a write-off.
    • I've just got the car back, and to be honest it's a write-off.
    • He said the roof of the car was twisted and he expected it to be a write-off.
    • Thankfully, not all such incidents result in accidents and thankfully, even though this young woman's car was a complete write-off she only suffered minor injuries.
    • All four fuel tanks were ruptured and the aircraft declared a total write-off.
    • All three cars were write-offs after the crash.
    • It will cost £2,300 to put right, and so the car is now a write-off.
    • She said she had suffered whiplash injuries and back pain and Krystal had bad bruising where her seat belt had been - the cars were likely to be write-offs.
    • The pair are recovering well from the ordeal, but it is unlikely that either will be rallying for some time as the car is a complete write-off.
    • The second half has not been so good as I had a bad car crash and my car was a write-off, which meant I couldn't get over to the gym for about three weeks.
    • A tree in Rothsay Road came down hard on a car, fortunately parked, but it looks as if the car is a write-off.
    • The taxi and police car were both write-offs - but the would-be robbers were arrested.
    • The aircraft became a total write-off, but the crew received only minor injuries.
    • It was lucky in the sense that he only had cuts and bruising, but his car, which he had only bought that weekend, was a complete write-off.
    • The other family's car, an Audi, was a write-off, with its bonnet tragically crumpled and flames licking away from beneath the chassis.
    • The car was a write-off, with panels and chassis bent on both sides, but the woman - who does not want to be named - stepped out of the wreck with just cuts and bruises.
    • ‘The car's bonnet, windscreen and roof were damaged when I hit them, and my bike, a Yamaha 900, is a write-off,’ he said.
    • Two fire engines arrived but the boat was a total write-off.
    1. 1.1 A worthless or ineffectual person or thing.
      the magazine was a write-off, its credibility rating below zero
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But Tuesday wasn't a total write-off - I've picked up my new telly, and it's a beauty.
      • And on top of this I'm going to see a show that's part of the Cabaret Festival on Wednesday night so that night's a write-off.
      • The first half of today was pretty much a write-off in terms of studying, unless you consider violent cramping, nausea and headaches an aid to learning.
      • I can now officially declare the personal relations of Jan-Aug. 2002 a write-off.
      • But it was not a write-off and the last three months were good.
      • The season is a total write-off, but we are all aware of the need to regenerate ourselves ahead of the New Zealand tour.
      • Back to the weekend - it wasn't such a total write-off really.
      Synonyms
      loser, born loser, incompetent, non-achiever, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, disappointment
  • 2Finance
    A cancellation from an account of a bad debt or worthless asset.

    their profits are weakening thanks to loan write-offs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He said the package would include more aggressive measures to speed up bad debt write-offs and stabilize the banking system.
    • Most banks enjoy a high quality credit rate, so write-offs of bad debts are not common - which means that when they happen, the banks notice them all the more.
    • It is taking a one-off hit of $10m to cover redundancy payments, inventory write-offs and bad debt.
    • In the event of a loan write-off, the income tax ‘deducted’ is not available as a credit to the borrower.
    • Last year, loan growth was a healthy 9%, after deducting write-offs for nonperforming loans - more than twice what the bank projected.
 
 

Definition of write-off in US English:

write-off

nounˈraɪd ˌɔfˈrīd ˌôf
  • 1Finance
    A cancellation from an account of a bad debt or worthless asset.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the event of a loan write-off, the income tax ‘deducted’ is not available as a credit to the borrower.
    • It is taking a one-off hit of $10m to cover redundancy payments, inventory write-offs and bad debt.
    • Most banks enjoy a high quality credit rate, so write-offs of bad debts are not common - which means that when they happen, the banks notice them all the more.
    • Last year, loan growth was a healthy 9%, after deducting write-offs for nonperforming loans - more than twice what the bank projected.
    • He said the package would include more aggressive measures to speed up bad debt write-offs and stabilize the banking system.
  • 2A worthless or ineffectual person or thing.

    she burns the toast and decides the weekend is a write-off
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And on top of this I'm going to see a show that's part of the Cabaret Festival on Wednesday night so that night's a write-off.
    • I can now officially declare the personal relations of Jan-Aug. 2002 a write-off.
    • But Tuesday wasn't a total write-off - I've picked up my new telly, and it's a beauty.
    • Back to the weekend - it wasn't such a total write-off really.
    • The first half of today was pretty much a write-off in terms of studying, unless you consider violent cramping, nausea and headaches an aid to learning.
    • The season is a total write-off, but we are all aware of the need to regenerate ourselves ahead of the New Zealand tour.
    • But it was not a write-off and the last three months were good.
    Synonyms
    loser, born loser, incompetent, non-achiever, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, disappointment
    1. 2.1British A vehicle or other object that is too badly damaged to be repaired.
      the passengers were unharmed, but my car was a total write-off
 
 
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