English verb: write off | |||
1. | write off (cognition) concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody | ||
Samples | Write it off as a loss. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acknowledge, admit | ||
2. | write off (creation) write something fluently, and without hesitation | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compose, indite, pen, write | ||
3. | write off (social) cancel (a debt) | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cancel, strike down | ||
4. | write off (change) reduce the estimated value of something | ||
Samples | For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer. | ||
Synonyms | expense, write down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depreciate | ||