write off

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive · phrasal, separable

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of canceling a debt, considering something as a loss or failure, or dismissing someone or something as insignificant.

ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения списания долга, признания чего-либо убытком или неудачей, или отметания кого-либо или чего-либо как незначительного.esVerbo compuesto que significa cancelar una deuda, considerar algo como pérdida o fracaso, o descartar a alguien o algo por considerarlo insignificante.frVerbe à particule utilisé pour désigner la radiation d'une dette, la reconnaissance d'une perte ou d'un échec, ou le fait d'écarter quelqu'un ou quelque chose comme négligeable.dePartikelverb, das verwendet wird, um das Abschreiben einer Schuld, das Verbuchen eines Verlusts oder Misserfolgs oder das Abtun einer Person oder Sache als unbedeutend zu bezeichnen.ptVerbo frasal usado para indicar o cancelamento de uma dívida, o reconhecimento de algo como perda ou fracasso, ou o ato de descartar alguém ou algo como sem importância.zh短语动词，指注销债务、将某物视为损失或失败，或将某人或某事视为不重要而予以忽视。arفعل مركب يُستخدم للإشارة إلى شطب دين أو الاعتراف بخسارة أو فشل، أو استبعاد شخص أو شيء باعتباره غير ذي أهمية.

1. Cancel a debt formal

   To officially cancel a debt, acknowledging that it will not be paid.

   • The bank decided to write off the bad loan.
   • The company wrote off millions in unpaid invoices.
   • They had to write off the debt after the client went bankrupt.

   ruСписать долгesCancelar una deudafrpasser par pertes et profitsdeSchulden abschreibenptCancelar uma dívidazh注销债务arإسقاط الدين

   Synonyms: annulcanceldischargeforgiveremitwaive

2. Dismiss as worthless informal

   To decide that someone or something is not important, useful, or worth considering.

   • Don't write him off just because he's young.
   • Many critics wrote off the movie before it was released.
   • She wrote off his suggestion as impractical.

   ruСбрасывать со счетовesDescartar como insignificantefrNe pas prendre au sérieux, considérer comme nuldeAbschreibenptDescartar como inútilzh不予重视arالاستهانة بـ

   Synonyms: brush offdiscountdismissdisregardignorepooh-poohrejectshrug off

   Antonyms: appreciaterespectvalue

3. Destroy completely informal

   To damage something so badly that it cannot be repaired.

   • He wrote off his car in the accident.
   • The storm wrote off the entire crop.
   • The fire wrote off the building.

   ruУничтожить полностьюesDestruir por completofrdétruire complètementdeVöllig zerstörenptDestruir completamentezh彻底毁掉arتدمير كامل

   Synonyms: demolishdestroysmashtotaltrashwreck

   Antonyms: fixmendrebuildrepairrestoresalvage

• written off past participle
• wrote off past simple
• writing off present participle
• writes off third person singular

Base verb: write