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Jimmy Hung
2022-06-20 07:06
Write off phrasal verb informal
To regard something a loss (in accounting).
If the litigation is lost, the legal fees and unamortized patent costs are written off as a loss.
In accounting, to record a property as worthless.
After the accident, the car was broken. Therefore, I wrote it off.
To discard as inadequate, useless, or a failure.
Don't write off Jack. I think that he still makes a lot of profits for the company.
To ignore something because it is perceived as unimportant or unworthy of special attention.
I regret writing off my father's advice. If I had follow his advice, I wouldn't have got into trouble.
Used to say that someone sends a written message, often a request.
Yesterday, Peter wrote off for the sample of product because he wanted to test it on his skin.
In accounting, the act of regarding something a loss, or the object itself.
All of these write-offs will have a substantial impact on our valuation.
In accounting, the act of recording a property as worthless.
That bike was a write-off, but she still tried to repair it.
Is the result worth the effort we have to put into it?
To take something into consideration in a thorough way
To think or consider something seriously
To think carefully and seriously or ponder about someone or something
Do you see anything wrong?
If a person has the devil's own luck, he or she has extremely good luck.
A: Yesterday I won a $10 million lottery jackpot and today I won a car in a draw.
B: You have the devil's own luck.
