write off

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Without the write-off, DB's operating profit improved by over 600 million euros to 297 million euros after an operating loss in 2024.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In bad news for long-suffering passengers, DB head Evelyn Palla told a press conference that the write-off resulted from expectations of a poor service stretching into the future.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

UPS UPS -0.94%decrease; red down pointing triangle noted the recent quarter included $238 million worth of charges, including a $137 million write-off tied to the retirement of its MD-11 aircraft fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Defeat on a Boxing Day trip to Sale, where Quins have won only once in their last eight visit, could confirm this season as a write-off.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Throughout the civilized world, from Battery Park to Fulton Street, he was known as a dependable man for a fast tax write-off.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller