write-down
[ rahyt-doun ]
/ ˈraɪtˌdaʊn /
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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Nearby words
write in, write off, write one's own ticket, write out, write up, write-down, write-in, write-in candidate, write-off, write-protect, write-up
Origin of write-down
First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase write down
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Examples from the Web for write-down
The write-down basically erases all the money HP made last quarter.
Hewlett-Packard Loses Billions on Sketchy Buyout of Autonomy|Alex Klein|November 20, 2012|DAILY BEASTNews Corp. then announced that it had lost $6.4 billion in its second quarter and was taking an $8.4 billion write-down.