Meanings
nounwritedown (plural writedowns)
plural writedowns
- accountingAn 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.
If Chelsea were to fall foul of profit and sustainability, they would be expected to cite unforeseen circumstances, much as some clubs have claimed Covid writedowns: their books would have been sound but for the pandemic.
March 11 2022, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian
Origin
Deverbal from write down.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Abschreibung
- Abschreibungadjustment; precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down an asset
Polish odpis aktualizacyjny
- odpis aktualizacyjnyadjustment; precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down an asset
Russian части́чное списа́ние
- части́чное списа́ние (častíčnoje spisánije)adjustment; precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down an asset
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APA
writedown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writedown
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“writedown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writedown. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “writedown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writedown.
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