WRITE DOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Reduce the estimated value of something

Example:

For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer

Synonyms:

expense; write down; write off

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "write down" is one way to...):

depreciate (lower the value of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

write-down ((accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset)

Meaning:

Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

Synonyms:

get down; put down; set down; write down

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "write down" is one way to...):

write (communicate or express by writing)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "write down"):

transcribe (write out from speech, notes, etc.)

notate (put into notation, as of music or choreography)

dash down; dash off (write down hastily)

note; take down (make a written note of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
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