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to write off
[phrase form: write]
01
to consider someone or something as having no value or importance
02
to send a letter to a company or organization with the purpose of asking for specific goods or information
03
to keep an official record of money spent for business and reduce the amount of taxes paid
04
to eliminate a debt, acknowledging that it is no longer owed
05
to cause such severe damage to a vehicle that it becomes irreparable and no longer usable
Example
Despite our high hopes, we had to write off the initiative as unsuccessful.
Certainly, here are the examples rephrased: Separable: After working for six months, we eventually wrote off the project as a non-starter.
The committee had no choice but to write off the experiment as a setback.
The hurricane's impact wrote off numerous cars along the coastal area.
The reckless driver wrote off his motorcycle in a high-speed collision last month