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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I can't write down in the basement; it's cold there and my fingers cramp and get stiff.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: write up, record, transcribe, document, log, inscripturate
Antonyms: none provided
To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: accounting, business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: devalue
Antonyms: write up
To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: write up
Antonyms: none provided
reduce the estimated value of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expense, write off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: depreciate
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: set down, get down, put down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: write
Narrower terms: transcribe, notate, dash down, dash off, note, take down
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
запі́сваць
(zapísvacʹ)
— to set something down in writing
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Belarusian:
запіса́ць
(zapisácʹ)
— to set something down in writing
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Bulgarian:
запи́свам
(zapísvam)
— to set something down in writing
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Bulgarian:
запи́ша
(zapíša)
— to set something down in writing
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Chinese Mandarin:
寫下來 /写下来
(xiě xiàlai)
— to set something down in writing
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Chinese Mandarin:
寫下 /写下
(xiěxià)
— to set something down in writing
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Dutch:
opschrijven
— to set something down in writing
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Dutch:
neerschrijven
— to set something down in writing
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Dutch:
noteren
— to set something down in writing
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Esperanto:
noti
— to set something down in writing
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Finnish:
kirjoittaa ylös
— to set something down in writing
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Finnish:
kirjoittaa muistiin
— to set something down in writing
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Finnish:
merkitä muistiin
— to set something down in writing
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French:
noter
— to set something down in writing
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French:
écrire
— to set something down in writing
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German:
aufschreiben
— to set something down in writing
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German:
uufschriibe
— to set something down in writing
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Gothic:
𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽
(anamēljan)
— to set something down in writing
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Hebrew:
רָשַׁם
(rashám)
— to set something down in writing
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Hungarian:
leír
— to set something down in writing
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Italian:
sottoscrivere
— to set something down in writing
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Italian:
annotare
— to set something down in writing
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Japanese:
書き留める
(kakitomeru)
— to set something down in writing
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Japanese:
記す
(shirusu)
— to set something down in writing
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Kalmyk:
бичҗ авх
(biçj avx)
— to set something down in writing
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Korean:
적다
(jeokda)
— to set something down in writing
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Korean:
적어 두다
(jeogeo duda)
— to set something down in writing
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Korean:
적어 놓다
(jeogeo nota)
— to set something down in writing
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Norwegian:
skrive ned
— to set something down in writing
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Polish:
zapisywać
— to set something down in writing
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Polish:
zapisać
— to set something down in writing
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Portuguese:
anotar
— to set something down in writing
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Romanian:
scrie
— to set something down in writing
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Romanian:
nota
— to set something down in writing
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Russian:
запи́сывать
(zapísyvatʹ)
— to set something down in writing
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Russian:
записа́ть
(zapisátʹ)
— to set something down in writing
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Russian:
регистри́ровать
(registrírovatʹ)
— to set something down in writing
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Russian:
зарегистри́ровать
(zaregistrírovatʹ)
— to set something down in writing
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Spanish:
apuntar
— to set something down in writing
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Spanish:
anotar
— to set something down in writing
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Spanish:
redactar
— to set something down in writing
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Swedish:
anteckna
— to set something down in writing
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Swedish:
skriva ned
— to set something down in writing
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Swedish:
skriva ner
— to set something down in writing
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Ukrainian:
запи́сувати
(zapýsuvaty)
— to set something down in writing
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Ukrainian:
записа́ти
(zapysáty)
— to set something down in writing
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Vietnamese:
viết ra
— to set something down in writing
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Vietnamese:
ghi xuống
— to set something down in writing
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Yiddish:
פֿאַרצייכענען
(fartseykhenen)
— to set something down in writing
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Danish:
afskrive
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Finnish:
alaskirjata
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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German:
abschreiben
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Japanese:
値引きする
(nebiki suru)
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Polish:
odpisywać
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Polish:
odpisać
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Russian:
понижа́ть це́ну/сто́имость
(ponižátʹ cénu/stóimostʹ)
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Russian:
пони́зить це́ну/сто́имость
(ponízitʹ cénu/stóimostʹ)
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Russian:
уце́нивать
(ucénivatʹ)
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Russian:
уценя́ть
(ucenjátʹ)
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset
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Russian:
уцени́ть
(ucenítʹ)
— to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset