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Writeoff

The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost

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noun
  1. 1

    The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost

  2. 2

    Something that is now worthless (such as a car after an accident)

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charge-offnounAlternative spelling of charge off. [(accounting) A write-off.]
chargeoffnounAlternative spelling of charge off. [(accounting) A write-off.]
writeupnounAlternative spelling of write-up. [A written account of something, as a record.]
blow-offnounAlternative spelling of blowoff. [Something that is blown off.]
cast-offnounAlternative form of castoff. [Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject.]
fall-offnounAlternative spelling of falloff. [A reduction or decline.]
wipe-outnounAlternative form of wipeout. [The act of colliding or crashing.]
spelloffnounAlternative spelling of spell-off. [In a spelling bee, an instance when two or more spellers go through several rounds without any being disqualified.]
lay-offnounAlternative spelling of layoff. [(chiefly US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).]
rub-offnounAlternative form of ruboff. [The situation where something rubs off, either physically or figuratively.]
cash-outnounAlternative form of cashout. [The act of cashing out.]
brushoffnounAlternative spelling of brush-off. [An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.]
killoffnounAlternative form of kill-off. [The process of killing something off; an elimination.]
ripoffnounAlternative spelling of rip-off. [(countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.]
shut-offnounAlternative spelling of shutoff, often used attributively. [A valve used to turn something off.]
buyoffnounAlternative form of buy-off. [An act of, or method of, buying someone off; a bribe.]
bail-outnounAlternative spelling of bailout. [A rescue, especially a financial rescue.]
strike-outnounAlternative spelling of strikeout. [(countable) An instance or the act of yielding nothing.]
black-outnounAlternative spelling of blackout. [A temporary loss of consciousness.]
rakeoffnounAlternative form of rake-off. [A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.]

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