write sth off betydelse and definition

Betydelse av write sth off på svenska

• 0 to accept that an amount of money has been lost or that a debt will not be paid:

  • The World Bank is being urged to write off debts from developing countries.

  • You might be able to write off the car as a business expense.

• 1 to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired:

  • His car was completely written off in the accident.

• 2 to accept that an amount of money has been lost, for example, from a bad investment or a debt that will never be paid, and show it as a loss in a company's accounts:

  • Banks accept that some of their bad debts will eventually have to be written off.

• 3 to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired, or it would cost too much to repair:

  • The car was completely written off.