Buscar
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
Example
Despite our high hopes, we had to write off the initiative as unsuccessful.
A pesar de nuestras grandes esperanzas, tuvimos que dar por perdida la iniciativa.
The committee had no choice but to write off the experiment as a setback.
El comité no tuvo más remedio que dar por perdido el experimento como un revés.
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
Example
The job applicant wrote off the company requesting additional details about the position.
El solicitante de empleo escribió a la empresa solicitando detalles adicionales sobre el puesto.
He wrote off the airline to get more information about their frequent flyer program.
Él escribió a la aerolínea para obtener más información sobre su programa de viajero frecuente.
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
Example
They decided to write off marketing expenses to optimize their financial position.
Decidieron amortizar los gastos de marketing para optimizar su posición financiera.
You can write off office supplies as part of your tax deductions.
Puedes deducir los suministros de oficina como parte de tus deducciones fiscales.
04
cancelar, dar de baja
to eliminate a debt, acknowledging that it is no longer owed
Transitive: to write off a debt
Example
The bank decided to write the loan off after the borrower faced unexpected financial hardship.
El banco decidió cancelar el préstamo después de que el prestatario enfrentara dificultades financieras inesperadas.
The lender agreed to write off the mortgage debt for the family facing foreclosure.
El prestamista acordó cancelar la deuda hipotecaria para la familia que enfrenta el embargo.
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
Example
During their road trip, the group borrowed a camper van and nearly wrote it off in a minor collision.
Durante su viaje por carretera, el grupo alquiló una autocaravana y casi la danaron irreparablemente en un pequeño choque.
The hurricane 's impact wrote off numerous cars along the coastal area.
El impacto del huracán dio de baja numerosos coches a lo largo de la zona costera.
