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Lcchang Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
write-off
I don't quite understand the meaning of the following sentence though I have looked up the meaning of each word that I don't know.
In ten years, about half of the decline will be attributable to write-offs.
Please help explain it. Thanks.
LCChang
In ten years, about half of the decline will be attributable to write-offs.
Please help explain it. Thanks.
LCChang
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] 2 a period of time when you fail to achieve anything ----
- ] 2 a period of time when you fail to achieve anything ----
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I think that "write-off" here means "no achievement"
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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/write-off
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2 a period of time when you fail to achieve anything
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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/write-off
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2 a period of time when you fail to achieve anything
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When you know you will never collect on something that is owed you, you write it off.
Banks "write off" bad loans that they will not collect on.
Banks "write off" bad loans that they will not collect on.
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