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to write off
[phrase form: write]
01
descartar
to consider someone or something as having no value or importance
Transitive: to write off sb/sth as sth
Ejemplos
The manager quickly wrote the proposal off as unrealistic.
El gerente rápidamente descartó la propuesta por considerarla poco realista.
02
escribir a, enviar una carta a
to send a letter to a company or organization with the purpose of asking for specific goods or information
Transitive: to write off a company
Ejemplos
The customer wrote off the store inquiring about the return policy.
El cliente escribió a la tienda preguntando por la política de devolución.
03
amortizar, deducir
to keep an official record of money spent for business and reduce the amount of taxes paid
Transitive: to write off a cost
Ejemplos
The company will write off research and development costs to improve its financial outlook.
La empresa amortizará los costos de investigación y desarrollo para mejorar su perspectiva financiera.
04
cancelar, dar de baja
to eliminate a debt, acknowledging that it is no longer owed
Transitive: to write off a debt
Ejemplos
Due to the economic downturn, the business had to write some outstanding debts off to survive.
Debido a la crisis económica, el negocio tuvo que cancelar algunas deudas pendientes para sobrevivir.
05
dar de baja, inutilizar
to cause such severe damage to a vehicle that it becomes irreparable and no longer usable
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to write off a vehicle
Ejemplos
The teenager secretly borrowed his sister's bicycle and wrote it off after colliding with a tree.
El adolescente tomó prestada en secreto la bicicleta de su hermana y la dio de baja después de chocar con un árbol.
