write off in Italian
write off in Italian is dare per perso — write off means to decide that someone or something is a failure and not worth any further effort or attention.
write off in Italian
dare per perso
(figurative, transitive) To assign a low value to (somebody or something).
What does "write off" mean?
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verb To decide that someone or something is a failure and not worth any further effort or attention.
"Don't write him off, he's beaten worse odds."
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verb To cancel a debt in the accounts, or to record an asset as having lost all its value.
"The bank wrote off two million in bad loans."
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noun A vehicle so badly damaged that repairing it would cost more than it is worth; usually written write-off.
"The insurer declared the car a write-off."
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noun A period of time completely wasted or ruined.
"With the boiler broken, the whole weekend was a write-off."
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write off in a sentence
- Don't write him off, he's beaten worse odds.
- Critics wrote the album off after one listen.
- The bank wrote off two million in bad loans.
- You can write off the equipment against tax over four years.
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What is "write off" in Italian?
"write off" in Italian is dare per perso. write off means: To decide that someone or something is a failure and not worth any further effort or attention.
How do you use "write off" in a sentence?
Example: "Don't write him off, he's beaten worse odds." In Italian, "write off" is dare per perso.
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