TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

WRITE OFF [22 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
OBS

A benefit or overpayment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

une prestation ou un trop-payé

OBS

Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
DEF

To treat as a loss or expense an amount originally recorded as an asset.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
DEF

Retirer totalement du bilan un actif ou un passif qui y figure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad
Save record 2

Record 3 2011-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
Universal entry(ies)
20-472
form code, see observation
OBS

20-472: Form number used at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Key term(s)
  • Debt Write Off Approval Request

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
20-472
form code, see observation
OBS

20-472 : Numéro d'un formulaire du ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien (MAINC).

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2010-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Finances
DEF

The approval for deletion from an inventory of materiel that has been lost, and for which the full catalogue value has been paid.

CONT

Once a request for write-off or replacement has been received from a ZC [zone commander], the director must then make a decision whether to send it on or not.

PHR

Request for write-off.

Key term(s)
  • writeoff
  • write off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances militaires
DEF

Approbation de la suppression [...] de tout article [d'inventaire] qui a été perdu et pour lequel la valeur intégrale au catalogue [a été] payée.

CONT

Lorsqu'il reçoit une demande de radiation ou de remplacement [de la part] d'un commandant de zone, le directeur doit décider de la suite à donner.

PHR

Demande de radiation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Recursos financieros militares
Save record 4

Record 5 2008-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
OBS

write off : term found in the context of public auto insurance uniformity in New Brunswick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
OBS

déclarer perte totale : terme retrouvé dans le contexte de l'uniformisation de l'assurance automobile publique au Nouveau-Brunswick.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 2004-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
  • Software
OBS

Part of the Department of National Defence Materiel Information Management System (MIMS).

OBS

MSO128.

Key term(s)
  • supply customer write-off/disposal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
  • Logiciels
OBS

Fait partie du Système de gestion de l'information sur le matériel (SGIM) du ministère de la Défense nationale.

OBS

MSO128.

Spanish

Save record 6

Record 7 2003-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
Key term(s)
  • bankruptcy write-off
  • write-off for bankruptcy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 1998-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
DEF

The total amounts written off since operations began.

Key term(s)
  • cumulative write-offs
  • cumulative write-off
  • cumulative write off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad
Save record 8

Record 9 1997-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production Management
Key term(s)
  • writeoff for post-development and production expenses
  • write off for post-development and production expenses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de la production

Spanish

Save record 9

Record 10 1997-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production Management
Key term(s)
  • writeoff for exploration and preproduction development expenses
  • write off for exploration and preproduction development expenses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de la production

Spanish

Save record 10

Record 11 1997-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
Key term(s)
  • write-off a loan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière

Spanish

Save record 11

Record 12 1997-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Translation (General)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Loans
CONT

It should be noted that a write-down of an asset (e.g. write-off of a loan) takes the form of a budgetary transaction, i.e. is charged to the deficit.

Key term(s)
  • write off of a loan
  • loan write off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Prêts et emprunts
CONT

Il faut noter que la réduction de la valeur d'un élément d'actif (radiation d'un prêt) prend la forme d'une opération budgétaire, c'est-à-dire que la somme est imputée sur le déficit.

Spanish

Save record 12

Record 13 1997-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Government Accounting
Key term(s)
  • write off a deficit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Comptabilité publique

Spanish

Save record 13

Record 14 1997-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
CONT

Aged accounts receivable reports should be sent monthly to the responsible managers. These reports should be produced by type of receivable and type of debtor, and should, include detailed listings to allow follow-up on individual accounts. The reports should also include data that is summarized according to overall collection performance (e.g., average collection period, collection rate, and write-off rate).

Key term(s)
  • write off rate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
CONT

Des rapports sur les débiteurs devraient être présentés tous les mois aux gestionnaires compétents. Ils devraient être établis par catégorie de créances et de débiteurs et comprendre des listes détaillées permettant d'effectuer un suivi de chaque compte, ainsi que des données récapitulatives sur l'ensemble des recouvrements (par exemple, période moyenne de recouvrement, taux de recouvrement et taux de radiation).

Spanish

Save record 14

Record 15 1997-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Informatics
Key term(s)
  • reverse credit write off
  • reverse credit write-off(disabled)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Informatique

Spanish

Save record 15

Record 16 1997-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
OBS

Disabled.

Key term(s)
  • write off credit amount
  • writeoff credit amount

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

Save record 16

Record 17 1996-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Government Accounting
CONT

You prepare a Supplementary Estimates submission in order to seek additional funding for new Programs approved by Cabinet, write off or forgive a debt ...

Key term(s)
  • write-off a debt
  • writeoff a debt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Comptabilité publique

Spanish

Save record 17

Record 18 1992-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Accounting
  • Loans
  • Special-Language Phraseology
Key term(s)
  • write off of bad debts
  • writeoff of bad debts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité nationale
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Source(s): Lexique du système de comptabilité nationale, établi à partir de la terminologie utilisée par l'ONU [Organisation des Nations Unies] et de celle recommandée par l'INSEE [Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques].

Spanish

Save record 18

Record 19 1987-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Titre d'un formulaire.

Spanish

Save record 19

Record 20 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel

Spanish

Save record 20

Record 21 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
CONT

Advances were written off.

OBS

Costly war materials made from resources which cannot be replaced are written off.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

On pourrait passer par profits et pertes ces avances.

OBS

Le matériel de guerre coûteux tiré de ressources qu'on ne peut remplacer s'inscrit à fonds perdu. (Hansard, 13 janvier 1956, page 96-101).

Spanish

Save record 21

Record 22 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique

Spanish

Save record 22

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: