write off
1 (v + adv) informal damage beyond repair TRANSITIVEhe wrote off his car scrios sé a charr, mhill sé a charrthe boat was completely written off scriosadh an bád, fágadh an bád go hiomlán ó mhaith 2 (v + adv) FIN cancel TRANSITIVEdíscríobh verb the government wrote off debts of €20 billion today dhíscríobh an rialtas fiacha €20 billiún inniuthe insurance company wrote off her car shocraigh an comhlacht árachais nárbh fhiú a carr a dheisiúShow full entry
3 (v + adv) for tax purposes ACC TRANSITIVEthe costs will be written off to the training account díscríobhfar na costais chuig an gcuntas oiliúna 4 (v + adv) reduce value to avoid tax ACC TRANSITIVEthey wrote off the equipment for tax laghdaigh siad luach an trealaimh ar mhaithe le cáin a shábháil, dhíscríobh siad luach an trealaimh ar mhaithe le cáin a shábháil 5 (v + adv) dismiss TRANSITIVEyou might as well write off the pay rise tá sé chomh maith agat dearmad a dhéanamh ar an ardú pá, b'fhearr duit an t-ardú pá a chaitheamh as do cheannshe felt they'd written her off chonacthas di go ndearna siad beag is fiú di, cheap sí nár léirigh siad meas madra uirthino child should be written off níor chóir leithcheal a dhéanamh ar aon pháiste, níor chóir dearmad a dhéanamh ar pháiste ar bithhe'd been written off as a failure dúradh nach ndéanfadh sé aon mhaith choíchethey had written off the soldier as dead bhí siad ag glacadh leis go raibh an saighdiúir marbh, bhí siad ag déanamh talamh slán de go raibh an saighdiúir marbh → see write