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writedown

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Deverbal from write down.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Abschreibung — adjustment; precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down an asset
  • Polish: odpis aktualizacyjny — adjustment; precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down an asset
  • Russian: части́чное списа́ние (častíčnoje spisánije) — adjustment; precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down an asset