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write off

[rahyt-awf, -of] / ˈraɪtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /




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It might be appealing to write off Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s efforts to be seen as the good guys as just another helping of corporate pablum.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

The Internal Revenue Service allows the donor to write off a donation to a charitable organization — in this case, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

But what happens when a successful investor’s account appreciates to the point where it runs out of individual stock losses to write off?

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Still, those who have built their own CRMs say large enterprises shouldn’t necessarily write off the possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

It amazed Justin how easily they would write off a twelve-year-old.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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