charge off

charge off
An accounting term for the elimination from assets of an item of corporeal property or of an account receivable, because of loss of value rendering the corporeal property worthless or the insolvency of the person indebted upon the account rendering it uncollectible. Rubinkam v Commissioner (CA7 Ill) 118 F2d 149; a bad debt deduction for income tax purposes. 34 Am J2d Fed Tax 6450.

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  • Charge-off — A charge off or chargeoff is the declaration by a creditor (usually a credit card account) that an amount of debt is unlikely to be collected. This occurs when a consumer becomes severely delinquent on a debt. Traditionally, creditors will make… …   Wikipedia

  • charge-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: charge off 1. : the reduction of the value at which an asset has been carried on the books bad debt charge offs 2. : the amount by which an account is reduced by cha …   Useful english dictionary

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  • charge off — See: bad debt * * * UK US charge off Phrasal Verb with charge({{}}/tʃɑːdʒ/ verb ► FINANCE to consider as a loss a debt that will probably not be paid: »The company charged off $120 million worth of bad credit card debt in the third quarter …   Financial and business terms

  • charge off — transitive verb Date: 1892 to treat as a loss or expense • charge off noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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