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
Despite our high hopes, we had to write off the initiative as unsuccessful.
Trots våra höga förhoppningar var vi tvungna att avskriva initiativet som misslyckat.
The committee had no choice but to write off the experiment as a setback.
Kommittén hade inget annat val än att avskriva experimentet som ett bakslag.
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 job applicant wrote off the company requesting additional details about the position.
Den jobbsökande skrev till företaget och begärde ytterligare detaljer om tjänsten.
He wrote off the airline to get more information about their frequent flyer program.
Han skrev till flygbolaget för att få mer information om deras frekventa flygprogram.
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
They decided to write off marketing expenses to optimize their financial position.
De beslutade att avskriva marknadsföringskostnader för att optimera sin finansiella ställning.
You can write off office supplies as part of your tax deductions.
Du kan avskriva kontorsmaterial som en del av dina skatteavdrag.
04
avskriva, avskriva
to eliminate a debt, acknowledging that it is no longer owed
Transitive: to write off a debt
Exempel
The bank decided to write the loan off after the borrower faced unexpected financial hardship.
Banken beslutade att avskriva lånet efter att låntagaren stött på oväntade ekonomiska svårigheter.
The lender agreed to write off the mortgage debt for the family facing foreclosure.
Långivaren gick med på att avskriva bolåneskulden för familjen som står inför utmätning.
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
During their road trip, the group borrowed a camper van and nearly wrote it off in a minor collision.
Under sin road trip hyrde gruppen ett husvagn och skadade det nästan totalhavari i en mindre kollision.
The hurricane 's impact wrote off numerous cars along the coastal area.
Orkanens inverkan avskrev många bilar längs kustområdet.
