TW Dictionary logoTW Dictionaryby Toppers' Wisdom

write-down

/ˈraɪt daʊn/noun

उच्चारण राइट डाउन

मूल्य-ह्रास (खातों में), अवलेखन

Advanced word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] business

    a reduction in the value of an asset in a company's accounts, made because it is worth less than before

    मूल्य-ह्रास (खातों में), अवलेखन

    • The bank took a large write-down on its bad loans.
    • The write-down cut the company's profit by half.
?Which word?

Do not confuse a write-down (the value is reduced) and a write-off (the value is removed completely).

Write-down (मूल्य घटाया जाता है) और write-off (मूल्य पूरी तरह हटा दिया जाता है) में भ्रमित न हों।

§Grammar and usage

The phrasal verb is written as two words, write something down.

Phrasal verb दो शब्दों में write something down लिखा जाता है।