What does write-down mean?

write-down means "(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset".

How many syllables are in write-down?

write-down has 3 syllables: wri-te--down. The stress falls on "wri".

What is another word for write-down?

Close synonyms include write-off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is write-down a common word?

write-down is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

write-down — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
Synonymswrite-off
Broaderdepreciation
Narrowertax write-off
accounting

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What does write-down mean?: write-down means "(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset".
How many syllables are in write-down?: write-down has 3 syllables: wri-te--down. The stress falls on "wri".

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