write off the books

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• off the books — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• write off — vt 1: to eliminate (an asset) from the books: enter as a loss or expense write off a bad loan 2: to use as a deduction in calculating taxable income write off the cost as a business expense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary o …   Law dictionary

• write–off — / rīt ˌȯf/ n 1: the elimination of an asset or amount due from the books 2: tax write off Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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• one for the books — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• one for the books — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• write-off — /ˈraɪt ɒf / (say ruyt of) noun 1. Accounting something written off from the books. 2. Colloquial something not worth repairing, either because it is irreparably damaged or because it is too old or valueless to be worth restoring to use: *I said… …  

• write off — transitive verb Date: 1889 1. to eliminate (an asset) from the books ; enter as a loss or expense < write off a bad loan > 2. to regard or concede to be lost < most were content to write off 1979 and look optimistically ahead Money >; also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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

• write-off — To remove from the books of account an asset which has become worthless. Most often referred to in connection with accounts or notes receivable which are deemed worthless or uncollectible. See bad debt …   Black's law dictionary