write-off


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write off4
(v.) = anular, cancelar, descartar, dar por perdido.
Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.
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* write-off + debt = perdonar una deuda.

 
write off5
(v.) = usar como gasto deducible, descontar, estar exento de pagar impuestos.
Ex: Difficulties experienced by publishers include loss of property, overstocking and no effective mechanism for writing off.

 
write-off1 [writeoff]
(n.) = anulación, cancelación, exención.

Def: Generalmente aplicado a una deuda.
Ex: The problem of non-repayment of debts should not be tackled therefore through populist measures such as conversions of loans, interest waivers or absolute write-off.
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* debt write-off = cancelación de una deuda.
* tax write-off = exención fiscal.

 
write-off2 [writeoff]
(n.) = fracaso, fiasco.
Ex: Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.
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* total write-off = fracaso total, fiasco total.

 
write-off3 [writeoff]
(n.) = siniestro total.
Ex: This page contains information on how to deal with a claim if a vehicle is a write-off.
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* total write-off = siniestro total.