write off

Questions about write off

What does write off mean?

write off means "concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for write off?

Close synonyms include expense, write down. 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 off a common word?

write off is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.