Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• WRITE-DOWN - The accounting procedure used when the book value of an asset is adjusted downward to bett...
  
  
• WRITE-OFF - the accounting procedure used when an asset has been determined to be uncollectible and is ...
  
  
• WRITE-UP - the increase in value of an asset, but it is seldom used and is not allowed in GAAP (General...
  
  
• WRITE-UP SERVICE - the provisioning of all reporting requirements of bookkeeping and accounting service...
  
  
• WRITER - In the options market, a writer is someone who sells put and call options, an activity known a...
  
  
• WRITES - Is the term which represents the granting or initial selling of an option whether it is a put ...
  
  
• WRITING CASH-SECURED PUTS - An option strategy to avoid using a margin account. Instead of depositing m...
  
  
• WRITING NAKED - See: Naked option
  
  
• WRITING PUTS TO ACQUIRE STOCK - Selling a put option at an exercise price that would represent a good i...
  
  
• WRITTEN-DOWN VALUE - The book value of an asset after allowing for depreciation and amortization.