What does "write off" mean?

To cancel a debt; to damage beyond repair To accept a financial loss or dismiss something.

How do you use "write off" in a sentence?

The debt was written off. He wrote off the car. Don't write me off just yet.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To cancel a debt; to damage beyond repair

注销债务；报废；放弃

Cancelar una deuda; declarar siniestro total

帳消しにする；廃車にする；見切りをつける

탕감하다; 폐차 처리하다; 포기하다

To accept a financial loss or dismiss something.

接受经济损失或不再考虑某事。

Aceptar una pérdida financiera o descartar algo.

金銭的損失を認めるか、何かを見限ること。

재정적 손실을 받아들이거나 무언가를 포기하다.

Base verb: write

Particle: off

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

The debt was written off.
债务被注销了
La deuda fue cancelada
借金は帳消しにされた
빚은 탕감되었다.
He wrote off the car.
他把车报废了
El coche quedó siniestro total
彼は車を廃車にした
그는 차를 폐차시켰다.
Don't write me off just yet.
别这么快就放弃我
No me descartéis todavía
まだ私を見限らないで
아직 나를 포기하지 마.

Context: debt, insurance

Tone: final

From writing something off accounts.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal