write-off

ˈraɪtˌɔf
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Translation of write-off from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

damaged item

UK
something worthless after damage
UK
  • The car was a write-off after the accident.De auto was een total loss na het ongeluk.
2.

accounting

TECH.
cancellation of an item or amount lost
TECH.
afschrijving fafboeking
  • The company recorded a write-off for the bad debt.Het bedrijf noteerde een afschrijving voor de oninbare schuld.
3.

finance

TECH.UK
decision to accept a debt as unrecoverable
TECH.UK
  • The loan was declared a write-off by the bank.De lening werd door de bank als een afschrijving verklaard.
4.

dismissal

Rare
something dismissed as worthless or ineffective
Rare
  • His first draft was a write-off, so he started over.Zijn eerste ontwerp was een afschrijving, dus hij begon opnieuw
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Expressions with write-off: examples in English and translations in Dutch

de auto is total loss
After the collision, the mechanic said the car is a write-off.
belastingaftrek
The company claimed a tax write-off for new equipment.
schuldafschrijving
The company announced a debt write-off to improve its balance sheet.

Synonyms and analogies of write-off in English

Examples of write-off in a sentence

  • After the fire, the building was declared a write-off.
  • The insurance company processed the car as a write-off.
  • After the flood, the damaged goods were declared a write-off.
  • The company's losses were so high, they had to consider it a write-off.
  • After the accident, the car was deemed a write-off.
  • The car was a write-off after the accident.
write off
ˈraɪt ˌɒf
written offwrote off
Phrasal verb
tr.
1.

loss

consider something as a loss or failure
  • After the poor sales, the project was written off.Na de slechte verkoop werd het project afgeschreven
2.

figurative

assign a low value to someone or something
  • Don't write off his potential so quickly.Schrijf zijn potentieel niet zo snel af.
3.

accounting

TECH.
reduce the book value of an asset to zero
TECH.
  • The company decided to write off the old equipment.Het bedrijf besloot de oude apparatuur af te schrijven.
4.

accounting

TECH.
cancel a bad debt from the accounts
TECH.
  • The accountant decided to write off the bad debt.De accountant besloot de slechte schuld af te schrijven.
5.

damage

UK
damage something beyond repair
UK
total loss verklaren afschrijven onherstelbaar beschadigen
  • The crash completely wrote off the vehicle.De crash total loss verklaarde het voertuig volledig.

Translations of "write-off" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
afschrijvingnf.

Timely and accurate documentation of operations for their issuance and write-off.

Tijdige en nauwkeurige documentatie van operaties voor hun uitgifte en afschrijving.

kwijtscheldingnf.

By its very nature, a write-off of tax and social security debts would constitute a use of public resources.

Voor de kwijtschelding van fiscale en sociale schulden moeten per definitie overheidsmiddelen worden gebruikt.

total lossn.

Following the crash, the plane was a write-off and scrapped for parts.

Na de crash was het vliegtuig total loss en werd het gestript voor onderdelen.

Verb
afschrijvenv.

We'll just call the trip a massive tax write-off.

We zullen de reis maar van de belastingen afschrijven zeker.

kwijtscheldenv.

Write-off of unpaid contributions, plus interest

Kwijtschelden niet-betaalde bijdragen, inclusief rente

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write-off: Examples and translations in context

Make sure to contact your bank within eight weeks after write-off.

Neem hiervoor binnen acht weken na afschrijving contact op met uw bank.

The write-off of the faulty appliances was necessary after safety checks.

De afschrijving van de ondeugdelijke apparaten was noodzakelijk na de veiligheidscontroles.

You don't even know what a write-off is.

Je weet niet eens wat een afschrijving is.

This book is the definition of a write-off.

Dit boek is de definitie van een afschrijving.

The write-off is made for the loan in full of the costs incurred.

De afschrijving is gemaakt voor het volledig lenen van de gemaakte kosten.

A write-off may be attached to a securitisation.

Een afschrijving kan verbonden zijn aan een securitisatie.

Make it look like a proper write-off.

Laat het lijken op een eerlijke afschrijving.

It's a write-off to local businesses.

Het is een afschrijving voor lokale bedrijven.

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