write-off

1. N-SING If you describe a plan or period of time as a write-off, you mean that it has been a failure and you have achieved nothing. 白費(fèi)時(shí)間[非正式]

Today was really a write-off for me. 今天我真是白忙了。

2. N-COUNT A write-off is something, such as a living expense, that can be deducted from your taxes. 從稅中扣除的費(fèi)用

She got a nice $20,000 tax write-off for 2004. 她2004年從稅中扣了可觀的2萬美金。