Write Sth Parents Car English Meaning Damage Vehicle

Meaning: to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired

• write off sth After writing off three cars in two years, you'd think that Gerry would start driving a bit more carefully.
  
  
• write sth off Tommy borrowed his parents car, and then wrote it off in an accident. His parents were not happy with him.
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with write off (2): vehicle, car, truck, motorbike, speedboat, jet-ski

Variety: Thisis typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.