write off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to accept something as lost or no longer valuable

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   write something off / write off something / write something off as something

   Usage: The thing accepted as lost or worthless is the object: write off the debt, write it off. An assessment can follow as: write it off as worthless.

   The team refused to write off the project after one disappointing trial.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The team refused to write off the project after one disappointing trial.

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