Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Accounting A reduction of the entered value of an asset.
Wiktionary
- n. a depreciation, or a lowering in the price or value of something
WordNet 3.0
- n. (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
Examples
“At the same time, the country is seeking an agreement with private sector creditors for a proposed €100 billion write-down, which is also a precondition for the new troika loan.”
“Arizona and California have allocated a total of $1 billion in federal funds for a write-down program that offers to match as much as $50,000 in principal reductions by banks.”
The Wall Street Journal: Little Success for Loan-Reduction Effort
“Both states have barred borrowers who did a "cash-out" refinancing from being eligible for a write-down, and loan balances aren't immediately forgiven.”
The Wall Street Journal: Little Success for Loan-Reduction Effort
“It also recently took a goodwill write-down of about $255 million, related to slower projected growth for its Burt's Bee's business.”
“Still, it swung to a loss for the period on a $6.1 million write-down.”
The Wall Street Journal: Red Robin Shareholder Oak Street Steps Up Activist Efforts
“The biggest single thing Obama could do on the economy that would provide a massive boost would be a major mortgage write-down program," says Mike Lux, CEO of Progressive Strategies.”
The Huffington Post: Ari Berman: Five Big Ideas for President Obama
“In 2010, it reported net profit of €1.26 billion after taking a hit from a large write-down on its 4.79% stake in Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo SpA.”
“That's up from a loss of $466 million, or $1.31 a share, a year ago, when the company took a $502 million write-down on its time-share business.”
The Washington Post: Marriott joins with Spanish hotel group to launch foreign franchise
“The Forest City, Iowa, company on Thursday posted a profit of $4.9 million, or 17 cents a share, for its fiscal fourth quarter that ended Aug. 28, compared with a year-earlier loss of $50.2 million, or $1.73 a share, which included a $1. 41-a-share write-down of deferred tax assets.”
“The most-recent quarter included 28 cents of earnings from discontinued operations as well as a six-cent charge related to settling an action filed by Connecticut related to average wholesale prices and a $72 million write-down related to its technology solutions arm.”
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BUDG - general terms
Budgetese - not a sexy topic but a very comprehensive list of words and collocations used in EU circles. Budgeting experts please comment and expand.
heading, across-the-board ..., emergency reserve, frontload, mopping-up, performance reserve, positive margin, negative margin, public finances, structural operat..., administrative ex..., management of EU ... and 657 more...
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CONT - general terms
additionality, audit trail, accounting standards, auditing standards, general audit obj..., a posteriori audit, a priori audit, above board, acceptable error ..., access rights, accountability, accountable entities and 1283 more...
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ECON - economic policy instruments
Towards a European banking union and common economic policy. Terms still warm and crispy from the corridors of legislation (summer 2012).
umbrella fund, Basel I & II, financial transac..., Keynesian reflati..., Lamfalussy procedure, Lamfalussy process, Solvency I & II, Tobin tax, carousel sanctions, prudential oversight, redemption fund, bail-in and 489 more...
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MyList
peter out, fraying, jump on the bandw..., indignation, eclectic, hung up, salutary, hoary, warped, glaring, blue-collar, concomitant and 105 more...
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