write-off
🇺🇸
/ˈraɪt ɔːf/
🇬🇧
/ˈraɪt ɒf/
noun
R
A vehicle that's been in a bad accident and can't be fixed or costs more to fix than to get a new one.
She survived the crash with minor injuries, but the car was a write-off.
彼女はけがが軽かったが、車は書き捨てになった。
R
A time when you don't get anything done.
With meetings and phone calls, yesterday was a complete write-off.
会議や電話のせいで、昨日は全く無駄だった。
R
When a debt is canceled and accepted as never going to be paid.
The company had to take a huge write-off after the failed investment.
失敗した投資の後、会社は大きな損失を計上しなければならなかった。
translation
書き消し, 無駄な時間, 債務の書き消し
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Plural
write-offs