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English
Etymology
Deverbal from write down.
Noun
writedown (plural writedowns)
- (accounting) An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.
- Coordinate terms: writeoff, write-off
March 11 2022, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian:If Chelsea were to fall foul of profit and sustainability, they would be expected to cite unforeseen circumstances, much as some clubs have claimed Covid writedowns: their books would have been sound but for the pandemic.
Translations
adjustment; precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down an asset
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