ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ
writeΒ off
/ΙΉΛaΙͺt ΛΙf/
to write off
[phrase form: write]
01
ΡΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ°
to consider someone or something as having no value or importance
Transitive: to write off sb/sth as sth
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
Despite our high hopes, we had to write off the initiative as unsuccessful.
ΠΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π° Π½Π°ΡΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ, Π½Π°ΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ½ΡΡ.
02
Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΌΠΎ
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
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The job applicant wrote off the company requesting additional details about the position.
Π‘ΠΎΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π» ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ Ρ Π·Π°ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ.
03
ΡΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, Π²ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ
to keep an official record of money spent for business and reduce the amount of taxes paid
Transitive: to write off a cost
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
They decided to write off marketing expenses to optimize their financial position.
ΠΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½Π³ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄Ρ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅.
04
ΡΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
to eliminate a debt, acknowledging that it is no longer owed
Transitive: to write off a debt
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The lender agreed to write off the mortgage debt for the family facing foreclosure.
ΠΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΎΡ ΡΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ½ΡΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΡ Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π²Π·ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ.
05
ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΡ
to cause such severe damage to a vehicle that it becomes irreparable and no longer usable
Dialect
British
Transitive: to write off a vehicle
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The hurricane 's impact wrote off numerous cars along the coastal area.
Π£ΡΠ°Π³Π°Π½ ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π» ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π°Π²ΡΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ»Π΅ΠΉ Π²Π΄ΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΆΡΡ.
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