write down

Definition of Write Down in English :

put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

2. expense, write down, write off

reduce the estimated value of something

Example Sentences:
'For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Write Down

verb (adverb)

1. (transitive)

to set down in writing

2. (transitive)

to harm or belittle by writing about (a person) in derogatory terms

3. (intr; foll by to or for)

to write in a simplified way (to a supposedly less cultured readership)

4. (transitive) accounting

to decrease the book value of (an asset)

noun write-down

5. accounting

a reduction made in the book value of an asset

1.

to put into written form; write a record of

2.

to disparage or depreciate in writing

3.

to write in a pointedly simple style, as for readers considered to be less cultivated than the writer

4.

to reduce the book value of (an asset)

noun

a reduction in the book value of an asset, as because of depreciation or a decline in market value

n.
Accounting

A downward adjustment in the value of an asset.