write-down

A form of writedown — 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.

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Meanings

nounwrite-down (plural write-downs)

plural write-downs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of writedown.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset

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Broader
depreciationwear and tear
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from write down.

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APA

write-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write-down

MLA

“write-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write-down. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “write-down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write-down.

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