WRITE-OFF - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

English

German

ˈwrite-off N

1. write-off Brit (vehicle):

write-off

Totalschaden m <-s, -schäden>

to be a complete write-off

ein absoluter Totalschaden sein

2. write-off:

write-off (worthless person)

Versager(in) m (f) <-s, ->

write-off (worthless event)

Reinfall m

3. write-off FIN:

write-off

Abschreibung f <-, -en>

tax write-off

[steuerliche] Abschreibung

I. write off VB intr

to write off for sth

etw [schriftlich] anfordern

II. write off VB trans

1. write off (dismiss):

to write off ⇆ sb/sth

jdn/etw abschreiben inf

2. write off FIN:

to write off ⇆ an asset

einen Vermögenswert abschreiben

to write off ⇆ a debt

Schulden abschreiben

3. write off Brit (destroy):

to write off a car

ein Auto zu Schrott fahren inf

4. write off (send):

to write off a letter

einen Brief abschicken

German

English

To·tal·scha·den <-s, -schäden> N m

Totalschaden

write-off

Ver·lust·til·gung <-, -en> N f FIN

Verlusttilgung

write-off

Schrott·au·to <-s, -s> N nt

Schrottauto

write-off

Voll·ver·lust <-(e)s> N m LAW

Vollverlust

complete write-off

etw in den Kamin schreiben

to write sth off

etw zu Schrott fahren AUTO inf

to write sth off

etw in den Schornstein schreiben inf

to write off sth sep

etw schrottreif fahren inf

to write sth off

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

English

German

write-off N ACCOUNT

write-off (völlige Wertminderung)

Abschreibung f

period write-off N ACCOUNT

period write-off

Periodenabschreibung f

write-off facilities N ACCOUNT

write-off facilities

Abschreibungsmöglichkeiten f pl

write off VB trans ACCOUNT

write off (Forderungen: voll)

abschreiben

write off (Forderungen: voll)

ausbuchen

German

English

Abschreibungsmöglichkeiten N f pl INV-FIN

Abschreibungsmöglichkeiten

write-off facilities pl

Direktabschreibung N m TAX

Direktabschreibung (voll)

direct write-off

Periodenabschreibung N f ACCOUNT

Periodenabschreibung

period write-off

Abschreibung N f INV-FIN

Abschreibung (völlige Wertminderung)

amortization

Abschreibung (völlige Wertminderung)

depreciation

Abschreibung (völlige Wertminderung)

write-off

Teilwertabschreibung N f TAX

Teilwertabschreibung

write-off to the lower going-concern value

Niederstwertabschreibung N f ACCOUNT

Niederstwertabschreibung

write-off according to the lower of cost or market principle

Klett Geography Glossary

credit write off, credit reduction

credit write off

Kredittilgung

Present

I	write off
you	write off
he/she/it	writes off
we	write off
you	write off
they	write off

Past

I	wrote off
you	wrote off
he/she/it	wrote off
we	wrote off
you	wrote off
they	wrote off

Present Perfect

I	have	written off
you	have	written off
he/she/it	has	written off
we	have	written off
you	have	written off
they	have	written off

Past Perfect

I	had	written off
you	had	written off
he/she/it	had	written off
we	had	written off
you	had	written off
they	had	written off

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

A writedown is sometimes considered synonymous with a write-off.

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The larger the depreciation write-off, the larger the gross income of a business.

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The ship broke her back and was declared a write-off.

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It's not a complete write-off.

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The aircraft was badly damaged and deemed a write-off.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

Even if the island is amazing, it is not worth a write-off.

www.denis-katzer.com

Auch wenn die Insel wunderschön ist, einen Totalschaden ist sie nicht wert.

www.denis-katzer.com

For a number of old vehicles, their repair can be equated with a total economic write-off.

www.interseroh.de

Für viele ältere Fahrzeuge ist eine Reparatur gleichzusetzen mit einem wirtschaftlichen Totalschaden.

www.interseroh.de

There’s a crash, the car is totalled, a complete write-off – is traffic legal protection insurance worth it in such a case?

www.comparis.ch

Es kracht, das Auto hat einen Totalschaden – lohnt sich in einem solchen Fall eine Verkehrsrechtsschutz-Versicherung?

www.comparis.ch