HyperDic: write_off

English > 4 senses of the expression *write off*:
VERB	cognition	write off	concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody
	creation	write off	write something fluently, and without hesitation
	social	write off	cancel (a debt)
	change	write off, expense, write down	reduce the estimated value of something

English > *write off*: 4 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Broader	admit, acknowledge	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Spanish	anular

English > *write off*: 4 senses > verb 2, creation
Meaning	Write something fluently, and without hesitation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	write, compose, pen, indite	produce a literary work
Spanish	escribir sin hesitar

English > *write off*: 4 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	cancel (a debt) .
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	cancel, strike down	declare null and void
Spanish	borrar, cancelar, eliminar
Nouns	write-off	the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset

English > *write off*: 4 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	Reduce the estimated value of something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
Synonyms	expense, write down
Broader	depreciate	lower the value of something
Catalan	depreciar
Nouns	write-off	the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset
Nouns	write-off	(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset

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