Meanings
nouncharge off (plural charge offs)
plural charge offs · alternative charge-off · alternative chargeoff
- accountingA write-off.
verbcharge off (third-person singular simple present charges off, present participle charging off, simple past and past participle charged off)
present singular third person charges off · participle present charging off · participle past charged off · past charged off · alternative charge-off · alternative chargeoff
- transitiveaccountingTo write off (an expense).
Cite this entry
APA
charge off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20off
MLA
“charge off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charge off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20off.
Source: charge off on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.