write-in | a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot |
write-off | the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset |
CD-R compact disc recordable CD-WO compact disc write-once | a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
read write head head | (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
write-in candidate write-in | a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters |
write-off write-down | (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset |
tax write-off tax deduction deduction | a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated, reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket |
expense write off write down | reduce the estimated value of something, For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer |
write off | concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody, write it off as a loss |
write | communicate or express by writing, Please write to me every week |
write in | write to an organization, Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program |
code encipher cipher cypher encrypt inscribe write in code | convert ordinary language into code, We should encode the message for security reasons |
write save | record data on a computer, boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk |
write drop a line | communicate (with) in writing, Write her soon, please! |
write down set down get down put down | put down in writing, of texts, musical compositions, etc. |
write | communicate by letter, He wrote that he would be coming soon |
write out issue make out cut | make out and issue, write out a check, cut a ticket, Please make the check out to me |
write up | bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation, The New York Times wrote him up last week, Did your boss write you up? |
protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage, Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain |
protect | use tariffs to favor domestic industry |
write | mark or trace on a surface, The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper, Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet |
write | create code, write a computer program, She writes code faster than anybody else |
write compose pen indite | produce a literary work, She composed a poem, He wrote four novels |
write on write of write about | write about a particular topic, Snow wrote about China |
spell write | write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word), He spelled the word wrong in this letter |
write off | write something fluently, and without hesitation |
write copy | write for commercial publications, She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar |
compose write | write music, Beethoven composed nine symphonies |
publish write | have (one's written work) issued for publication, How many books did Georges Simenon write?, She published books during her long career |
write out write up | put into writing, write in complete form, write out a contract |
write in | cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot, Many voters wrote in the names of strangers |
write off | cancel (a debt) |