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.
R
A time when you don't get anything done.
With meetings and phone calls, yesterday was a complete write-off.
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.
translation
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.; A time when you don't get anything done.; When a debt is canceled and accepted as never going to be paid.
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Plural
write-offs