He's never going to pay that money so I suppose we must write it off.

他永远不打算支付那笔钱款了，因而我想我们必须把它注销掉。

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If a bank loan goes into default, it makes sense to write it off the books.

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This locks in the loss and allows the investor to write it off against his or her capital gains.

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