Definitions

to show in a companys accounts (= financial records) that something is worth less than it was before:

to report someone for not obeying a law or rule:

to be able to use the cost of something you have bought to reduce the amount of tax you owe:

to add someones name to the official list for an election in order to show that you want to vote for them:

to report someone for not obeying a law or rule:

to be able to use the cost of something you have bought to reduce the amount of tax you owe:

If a business or organization winds down, or if someone winds it down, the amount of work it does is gradually reduced until it closes completely:

to make it impossible for someone or something to succeed because of great numbers or strength:

to cause a loud noise or explosion, such as that made by a bomb or an alarm (= a warning sound) to begin or happen:

to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily: