charge-off
or charge·off
[ chahrj-awf, -of ]
noun
a write-off, especially of a bad loan by a bank.
Origin of charge-off
1Words Nearby charge-off
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Other Idioms and Phrases with charge-off
charge-off
Hurriedly depart, run away, as in After a few minutes, she charged off to the next exhibit. This term alludes to the military meaning of charge, “attack impetuously.” [Early 1500s]
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