to write off
[phrase form: write]
01
avskriva, betrakta som förlorad
to consider someone or something as having no value or importance
Transitive: to write off sb/sth as sth
Exempel
After working for six months, we eventually wrote off the project as a non-starter.
Efter sex månaders arbete skrev vi till slut av projektet som en misslyckad satsning.
02
skriva till, skicka ett brev till
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
Exempel
The student wrote off the university asking for scholarship opportunities.
Studenten skrev till universitetet och frågade efter stipendiemöjligheter.
03
avskriva, dra av
to keep an official record of money spent for business and reduce the amount of taxes paid
Transitive: to write off a cost
Exempel
The small business owner plans to write the technology upgrades off this fiscal year.
Den småföretagaren planerar att avskriva teknikuppgraderingarna detta räkenskapsår.
04
avskriva, avskriva
to eliminate a debt, acknowledging that it is no longer owed
Transitive: to write off a debt
Exempel
The company chose to write the outstanding invoice off as a gesture of goodwill toward the long-time client.
Företaget valde att avskriva den utestående fakturan som en gest av välvilja mot den långvariga kunden.
05
avskriva, göra obrukbar
to cause such severe damage to a vehicle that it becomes irreparable and no longer usable
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to write off a vehicle
Exempel
The reckless driver wrote off his motorcycle in a high-speed collision last month
Den vårdslösa föraren avskrev sin motorcykel i en högvarig kollision förra månaden.
