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write off

[rahyt-awf, -of] / ˈraɪtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /




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The proposed productivity mega deduction will allow taxpayers to fully write off the cost of an investment in the year it becomes available.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

We're too quick to write off players and we can also be too quick to brand them as stars in waiting.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

But pollsters say it is way too early to write off Farage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Apollo chief economist Torsten Sløk flags this chart that shows how investors shouldn’t write off all software as vulnerable to AI disruption.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

It amazed Justin how easily they would write off a twelve-year-old.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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