To write off a vehicle is to damage it so badly that it cannot be repaired.
A write-off (noun) is a vehicle that is so badly damaged it cannot be repaired.
Examples of use:
1. I crashed my car at the weekend and it’s a write-off.
2. If he continues to drive that fast he’ll write off his car, and might injure someone.
If you write off a sum of money you accept that you have lost it or that it will not be repaid.
Examples of use:
1. I lent my sister some money last year but I don’t think she can repay me so I’ve written it off.
2. Why don’t you speak to your bank manager and ask if he will write off your overdraft?
infinitive – write off
present simple – write off and writes off
-ing form – writing off
past simple – wrote off
past participle – written off
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