write off vs write

write off and write both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
write off	No	No	Yes	No
write	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, write is a hypernym of write off; that is, write is a word with a broader meaning than write off:

Other hypernyms of write off include compose, indite, pen.

write off (verb)	write (verb)
reduce the estimated value of something	communicate or express by writing
concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody	record data on a computer
write something fluently, and without hesitation	contact in writing
cancel (a debt)	produce a literary work
	mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
	write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
	write music
	create code, write a computer program