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What is another word for writes off?

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To reduce the value or price of

To record (an expenditure) as an expense

To belittle or express disapproval of

(informal) To get rid off

To cause significant damage to something

To be detrimental to

To reject, banish or abandon

To disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration

To relieve or excuse from a rule, responsibility or penalty

To subtract or take away an amount from another

To abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)

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To reduce the value or price of

axes^UK

minimises^UK

minimizes^US

offers at a giveaway price

economizes^US

economises^UK

amortises^UK

amortizes^US

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“Real estate goes up in value, yet the IRS lets us write it off to nothing. Whose idea was that?”

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To record (an expenditure) as an expense

takes a loss on

“If you purchased equipment for your small business, you may be able to write it off as an expense.”

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To belittle or express disapproval of

minimises^UK

minimizes^US

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

does a hatchet job on

trivializes^US

drags through the mud

trivialises^UK

looks down one's nose at

sullies the reputation of

spreads lies about

blackens the character of

blackens

criticizes unfairly

scandalises^UK

stigmatizes^US

blackens the name of

stigmatises^UK

scandalizes^US

pummels^US

knocks off high horse

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

drags through the mire

brings into disrepute

spreads scandal about

belabors^US

belabours^UK

gives someone a bad press

gives someone a roasting

misrepresents

gives someone a rollicking

raps over the knuckles

finds lacking

reads the riot act

nitpicks over

gives someone a bollocking

slaps

take issue with

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

satirizes^US

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

satirises^UK

runs a smear campaign against

tears apart

gives something a bad press

blackens someone's name

gives something a battering

blackens the reputation of

conducts a smear campaign against

passes strictures upon

drags someone's name through the mud

pitches into

expresses disapproval of

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

lowers the status of

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

turns your nose up at

gives someone a dressing-down

expresses a poor opinion of

treats disrespectfully

dehumanizes^US

dehumanises^UK

writes false reports about

regards with contempt

jumps down one's throat

drags name through mud

kicks up a stink about

gives someone a wigging

takes the piss out of

brings to book

bites someone's head off

gives someone what for

slaps someone's wrist

heaps scorn on

takes exception to

gives someone some stick

bastardizes^US

demoralises^UK

demoralizes^US

has a pop at

speaks of with disfavour

makes jokes about

treats contemptuously

sets too little store by

fails to appreciate

puts someone in their place

makes someone eat crow

gives a bad name to

causes to lose face

loses face

takes down a peg or two

lashes out

goes for the jugular

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

bastardises^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

brings into disfavour

tells someone to get lost

says contemptuously

curls your lip at

has a crack at

makes cutting remarks about

gives the cold shoulder to

gives someone the brush-off

refuses to acknowledge

takes to the woodshed

jumps down someone's throat

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

blows up

keeps after

puts on the mat

gives someone a caning

goes on at

has someone on the carpet

takes a stand against

raises objections to

lodges a protest against

frowns upon

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

objects strongly to

opposes strongly

kicks up a fuss about

takes issue

takes exception

protests against

expresses disagreement with

does an impression of

takes off

does a takeoff of

puts on

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“They were willing just to write him off as a lost cause. So why did I offer to help? Because George is a human being.”

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(informal) To get rid off

exorcises^UK

exorcizes^US

throws on the scrapheap

consigns to scrap heap

axes^US

moults^UK

molts^US

knocks something on the head

files in circular file

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To cause significant damage to something

Verb

To be detrimental to

pulverizes^US

vaporizes^US

pulverises^UK

vaporises^UK

damages beyond repair

dashes to pieces

wracks up

puts out of commission

vandalizes^US

vandalises^UK

wipes off the face of the earth

wipes from the face of the earth

axes^US

brings about the downfall of

removes all traces of

knocks off

blues pencil

marks out

wipes off face of earth

scores out

KO's

destroys root and branch

smashes to smithereens

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To reject, banish or abandon

Verb

To disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration

puts out of your mind

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

takes with a pinch of salt

leaves out of account

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To relieve or excuse from a rule, responsibility or penalty

makes an exception for

lets off the hook

passes by

makes an exception of

sanitizes^US

sanitises^UK

wipes the slate clean

pronounces not guilty

grants someone an exemption

grants someone a dispensation

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To subtract or take away an amount from another

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To abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)

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