write off (as depreciation)

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• write-off — write′ off n. 1) bus a cancellation from the accounts as a loss 2) bus a reduction in book value; depreciation 3) cvb inf a person or thing that is given up as hopeless or pointless • Etymology: 1745–55 …   From formal English to slang

• Write-off — The term write off (or write down) describes a reduction in recognized value. In accounting terminology, it refers to recognition of the reduced or zero value of an asset. In income tax statements, it refers to a reduction of taxable income as… …   Wikipedia

• write-off — Charging an asset amount to expense or loss, such as through the use of depreciation and amortization of assets. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * write off ˈwrite off also writeoff noun 1. [co …   Financial and business terms

• write-off — noun 1. (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset • Syn: ↑write down • Derivationally related forms: ↑write down (for: ↑write down), ↑write off …   Useful english dictionary

• write-off — /ruyt awf , of /, n. 1. a cancellation from the accounts as a loss. 2. an uncollectable account. 3. a reduction in book value; depreciation. 4. Informal. a person or thing that is given up as hopeless or pointless: Joe s college career is a write …   Universalium

• write off — Synonyms and related words: abate, abatement, abolish, abolishment, abolition, abrogate, abrogation, absolve, agio, allow, allowance, annul, annulment, bank discount, bate, belittle, breakage, bury the hatchet, cancel, canceling, cancellation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• write-off — noun Date: 1905 1. an elimination of an item from the books of account 2. a. a reduction in book value of an item (as by way of depreciation) b. a tax deduction of an amount of depreciation, expense, or loss 3. chiefly British something (as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tax write–off — n: a tax deduction of an amount of depreciation, expense, or loss cancelled the debt and took a tax write off on the loss Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• Depreciation tax shield — The value of the tax write off on depreciation of plant and equipment. The New York Times Financial Glossary …   Financial and business terms

• depreciation tax shield — The value of the tax write off on depreciation of plant and equipment. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …   Financial and business terms

• Depreciation — Not to be confused with Deprecation. Depreciation refers to two very different but related concepts: the decrease in value of assets (fair value depreciation), and the allocation of the cost of assets to periods in which the assets are used… …   Wikipedia