write-down

Preposition: of

• asset: Discussions with management about the need for write-downs of fixed assets, investments or provisions against trade debtors.
• goodwill: P&O will take a 240 million pound exceptional charge in the current financial year as a result of the review and write-down of goodwill.
• debt: Some creditors may even accept write-downs of debt if they think the company will survive and prosper long term.

Converse of object

• negotiate: IBAS has saved it's members in excess of £ 21 million in refunds, write-offs and negotiated write-down of debt.

Adjective modifier

• non-cash: Included in the Q4 2005 net loss was $ 589 million of non-cash write-downs related to long-lived assets, goodwill and intangible assets.
• such: Finally, the model suggests that international bankruptcy court proposals may be superior to existing contractual approaches in securing such write-downs.

Modifies a noun

• cost: Negotiations continued on how to manage the write-down costs associated with the coalfield projects, particularly Snowdown.

Noun used with modifier

• asset: The Group has also included in this figure asset write-downs of £ 236k associated with the planned closure of its Japanese subsidiary.
• inventory: Gross margins were up, reflecting reasonable dial-up modem margins and reduced inventory write-downs.