: a deliberate reduction in the book value of an asset (as to reflect the effect of obsolescence)
wrote down; written down; writing down; writes down
1
: to record in written form
2
a
: to depreciate, disparage, or injure by writing
b
: to reduce in status, rank, or value
especially
: to reduce the book value of
: to write so as to appeal to a lower level of taste, comprehension, or intelligence
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Examples of write-down in a Sentence
Verb
a company forced to write down its assets
write down what you remember about that day
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Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Additionally, Disney took a $2-billion write-down largely related to its troubled Star India business after agreeing to merge the operations into a joint venture controlled by rival Reliance Industries, a major Indian conglomerate.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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Noun
The drugstore chain also announced a $5.8 billion write-down related to VillageMD.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Additionally, Disney took a $2-billion write-down largely related to its troubled Star India business after agreeing to merge the operations into a joint venture controlled by rival Reliance Industries, a major Indian conglomerate.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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“Write-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-down. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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write down
transitive verb
wrote down; written down; writing down
: to reduce the book value of (an asset)
write down accounts receivable
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