/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of write off Find synonyms for: Noun1. write-off, write-down, depreciation, wear and tearusage: (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset2. write-off, cancellationusage: the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless assetVerb1. write off, admit, acknowledgeusage: concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"2. write off, write, compose, pen, inditeusage: write something fluently, and without hesitation3. write off, cancel, strike downusage: cancel (a debt)4. expense, write off, write down, depreciateusage: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language