Dictionary
write-off
Pronunciation: (rīt'ôf", -of"), [key]—
n.
1. a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
2. an uncollectable account.
3. a reduction in book value; depreciation.
4. Informal.a person or thing that is given up as hopeless or pointless:
Joe's college career is a write-off. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.