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1 ■ write off
■ write offA v. t. + avv.1 scrivere alla svelta (o con grande facilità); buttare giù (fam.): to write off a little poem, buttare giù una poesiola2 (comm.) cancellare, annullare, abbonare, condonare ( un debito, ecc.): All uncollectibles have been written off, abbiamo cancellato tutti i crediti inesigibili4 (fig.) annullare; radiare; cancellare; scartare; escludere; considerare (q. o qc.) come indisponibile (inservibile, disastroso, ecc.): The missing soldiers were written off as dead, i dispersi sono stati considerati morti; I've written off your idea as impracticable, ho scartato la tua idea perché impraticabile; to write off a friendship, considerare fallita un'amiciziaB v. i. + avv.2 ► write away, def. 2.
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