write off
Example Sentences
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The collector said more valuable items were in protective acrylic cases but some sustained more damage than others - with about 75% of the stolen goods now a "write-off".
From BBC
No further downside risks are expected after these write-offs, which Tan estimates to be around 10% in book value.
In other words, taxes weren’t easy for gamblers already — and now they are getting tougher, blocking even more losses from a write-off.
From MarketWatch
First, the law allowed companies to claim immediate deductions for certain capital investments rather than spreading those write-offs over several years.
Stripping out one-time costs, such as the fleet write-off and roughly $100 million in charges tied to the company’s restructuring, earnings were $2.38 a share.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
