() [, ]a situation where an asset loses some or all of its value; an amount of money entered in the financial records because of this（资产账面价值的）销记，注销；注销的呆账◆The company booked (= recorded in its accounts) a $2.7 billion write-off to cover goodwill and the reduced value of assets.这家公司销记 27 亿元以抵补其商誉和资产减值。◆Last year's losses were due to bad debt write-offs.去年的亏损是由于坏账注销造成的。 () [, ]a decision that a debt need not be paid back债务注销◆countries qualifying for a debt write-off寻求债务注销资格的国家 [] () a vehicle that has been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth spending money to repair it报废车辆◆I was OK, but the car was a write-off.我没事，但汽车报废了。