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write off

/raɪt ɔf/ /raɪt ɒf/
phrasal verb Money Neutral
  1. 1
    (borcu) silmek, zarar olarak yazmak Business

    To cancel a debt or record it as a loss because it will not be paid.

    • The bank wrote off the bad debt.
      Banka tahsil edilemeyen borcu sildi.
    • The company wrote off two million dollars in unpaid bills.
      Şirket, ödenmemiş faturalardan iki milyon doları zarar olarak yazdı.
  2. 2
    (aracı) pert etmek, hurdaya çıkarmak

    To damage a vehicle so badly that it is not worth repairing.

    • After the crash, the car was written off.
      Kazadan sonra araba pert sayıldı.
    • He wrote off his new car in an accident last winter.
      Geçen kış bir kazada yeni arabasını pert etti.
  3. 3
    gözden çıkarmak, (birinden) umudu kesmek

    To decide that someone or something will fail or is not worth attention.

    • Everyone had written him off, but he won the race.
      Herkes onu gözden çıkarmıştı ama yarışı kazandı.
    • Don't write off the project just because of one bad month.
      Sadece bir kötü ay yüzünden projeyi gözden çıkarma.

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