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write-down

[ rahyt-doun ]
/ ˈraɪtˌdaʊn /
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noun Accounting.

a reduction of the entered value of an asset account.
the procedure of reducing the recorded value of an asset, either by estimate or as a plan.

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RELATED WORDS

decline, reduction, decrease, markdown, devaluation, fall, slump, deflation

Nearby words

  1. write in,
  2. write off,
  3. write one's own ticket,
  4. write out,
  5. write up,
  6. write-in,
  7. write-in candidate,
  8. write-off,
  9. write-protect,
  10. write-up

Origin of write-down

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase write down
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