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write off

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: write off

1
v
reduce the estimated value of something
2
v
write something fluently, and without hesitation
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: write off
1

v reduce the estimated value of something

“For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer”
Synonyms:
expense, write down
Type of:
depreciate
lower the value of something

v cancel (a debt)

Type of:
cancel, strike down
declare null and void; make ineffective

v concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody

Type of:
acknowledge, admit
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
2

v write something fluently, and without hesitation

Type of:
compose, indite, pen, write
produce a literary work
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