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词汇 write off
释义
Idiom
write someone or something off
Theme: DISMISSAL
to drop someone or something from consideration.
The manager wrote Tom off for a promotion.I wrote off that piece of land as worthless. It can't be used for anything.
Idiom
write offwrite (someone/something) off
to decide that someone or something is not important.
Most critics wrote him off as a minor artist until he received that huge grant.Everyone had pretty much written off the team after they lost their tournament last week.Americans no longer dream of their children becoming president — in fact, many write it off as not worth the effort.

Phr V
write off
writes, writing, wrote, written
write off sth or write sth off
to accept that an amount of money {esp. debt, investment} has been lost or will never be paid
The World Bank is being urged to write off debts from developing countries.
to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired
That's the second car he's written off since he's been driving.
write-off
noun
She wasn't hurt, but the car was a write-off.
write off sb/sth or write sb/sth off
to decide that someone or something will not be useful, important, or successful
A lot of companies seem to write people off if they're over 50.
sometimes + as
I'd written him off as a madman.
write-off
noun informal a failureusually singular
Last year was a complete write-off in financial terms.
write off
to write a letter to an organization to order goods or ask for informationoften + for
I've written off for a copy of the recipe.
write off
verb to destroy something; to damage something beyond repair, generally a vehicle. From the conventional use 'to write off the value or the investment' UK, 1991
phrasewrite off1. write off to write a letter to a company or an organization asking them to send you goods or information+ for I've written off for more details of the offer. SIMILAR TO: send off, write away2. write off sb/sthwrite sb/sth off to decide that someone or something is not likely to be successful, or that they are not very good or interesting: At the time, the team was getting a lot of criticism, and everyone was writing them off.+ as As a politician, he was quickly written off as dull and boring. After six months of work, we eventually wrote the project off as a non-starter. SIMILAR TO: dismisswrite-off n C a complete failure or something that is not worth doing, considering etc: The whole idea was a write-off from the start.3. write off sthwrite sth off BrE to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing it: Her car was written off in a terrible accident on the A34 in Oxfordshire. SIMILAR TO: total AmEbe a write-off BrE n C if a vehicle is a write-off, it has been so badly damaged in a crash that it is not worth repairing it: Doug's motor-bike was a complete write-off and he felt lucky to be alive.4. write off sthwrite sth off to officially say that a debt no longer has to be paid or officially accept that you cannot get back the money you have spent or lost: The United States agreed to write off debts worth billions of dollars. The Inland Revenue wrote off $900 million in unpaid taxes last year. The money that has already been spent on the project will have to be written off if the project is cancelled now.write-off n C an official statement that a debt no longer has to be paid: Representatives from the world's poorest countries called for an immediate and total write-off of all foreign debt.5. write off sthwrite sth off to make an official record of the amount of money that you have spent on things connected with your business, in order to reduce the amount of tax that you have to paywrite off sth against tax The costs of setting up the business can be written off against tax. Companies will be able to write off against taxes only the first $1 million they pay a director or executive. SIMILAR TO: set off against, set against

write off

1. 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.

write 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?

write someone or something off

to 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.

write 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!

write something off

to 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.

write 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.

write off

1. 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.

write off

v.
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.
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