writedown

write-down

[rahyt-doun]
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

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write-down

noun
(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset [syn: write-off
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Writedown is always a great word to know.
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