write-down
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noun Accounting.
1.
a reduction of the entered value of an asset account.
2.
the procedure of reducing the recorded value of an asset, either by estimate or as a plan.
Origin:
1930–35; noun use of verb phrase write down
1930–35; noun use of verb phrase write down
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| write-down | |
noun | |
| (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset [syn: write-off] |
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Write-down
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
The acquirer can deduct from its taxes the full amount of the write-down.
If you file bankruptcy to get a mortgage write-down, you're barred from filing again for years.
There will be a yearly write-down of the loan after the end of each full year.
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