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to write off
[phrase form: write]
01
to consider someone or something as having no value or importance
Transitive: to write off sb/sth as sth
Examples
Despite our high hopes, we had to write off the initiative as unsuccessful.
02
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
Examples
The job applicant wrote off the company requesting additional details about the position.
03
to keep an official record of money spent for business and reduce the amount of taxes paid
Transitive: to write off a cost
Examples
They decided to write off marketing expenses to optimize their financial position.
04
to eliminate a debt, acknowledging that it is no longer owed
Transitive: to write off a debt
Examples
The bank decided to write the loan off after the borrower faced unexpected financial hardship.
05
to cause such severe damage to a vehicle that it becomes irreparable and no longer usable
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to write off a vehicle
Examples
During their road trip, the group borrowed a camper van and nearly wrote it off in a minor collision.
