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write sth off phrasal verb ( MONEY )
phrasal verb [M]
Definition
to accept that an amount of money has been lost or that a debt will not be paid
The World Bank is being urged to write off debts from developing countries.
write-off noun
/ˈraɪ.tɒf/
/-t ̬ɑːf/ n [C usually singular] UK (Definition of write sth off (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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