write-off

Universal Words noun 1 (BrE) a vehicle that has been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth spending money to repair it 2 [sing.] (informal) a period of time during which you do not achieve anything: With meetings and phone calls, yesterday was a complete write-off. 3 ~ (of sth) (business) an act of cancelling a debt and accepting that it will never be paid