() [, ]a situation where an asset loses some or all of its value; an amount of money entered in the financial records because of this （资产账面价值的）销记，注销；注销的呆账◆The company booked (= recorded in its accounts) a $2.7 billion write-off to cover goodwill and the reduced value of assets. 这家公司销记 27 亿元以抵补其商誉和资产减值。◆Last year's losses were due to bad debt write-offs. 去年的亏损是由於坏账注销造成的。
() [, ]a decision that a debt need not be paid back 债务注销◆countries qualifying for a debt write-off 寻求债务注销资格的国家
[] () a vehicle that has been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth spending money to repair it 报废车辆◆I was OK, but the car was a write-off. 我没事，但汽车报废了。