write-down 
noun Finance
A reduction in the estimated or nominal value of an asset.A company may be far more reluctant to terminate an ongoing activity because to do so may require restatements of earnings and asset write-downs that could very well attract regulatory attention and prompt shareholder lawsuits....
- Analysts foresee the spectre of further asset write-downs in coming quarters, which could increase pressure on finances.
- Somewhere along the line, incredible economic wealth was destroyed, requiring enormous write-downs and a drastic reduction of the company's net worth.
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