write-off

English Thesaurus

1. the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cancellation,
definition	:	the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement (noun.act)

2. (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	depreciation, wear and tear,
definition	:	decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	deduction, tax deduction, tax write-off,
definition	:	a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket (noun.possession)

domain category	:	accounting,
definition	:	a system that provides quantitative information about finances (noun.cognition)

3. the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset (noun.act)

derivation	:	expense, write down, write off,
definition	:	reduce the estimated value of something (verb.change)

derivation	:	write off,
definition	:	cancel (a debt) (verb.social)

4. (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset (noun.possession)

derivation	:	expense, write down, write off,
definition	:	reduce the estimated value of something (verb.change)

5. the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset (noun.act)

derivation	:	expense, write down, write off,
definition	:	reduce the estimated value of something (verb.change)

derivation	:	write off,
definition	:	cancel (a debt) (verb.social)

6. (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset (noun.possession)

derivation	:	expense, write down, write off,
definition	:	reduce the estimated value of something (verb.change)