chōngxiāo

冲销

Word · VerbTraditional沖銷

write off; offset entries

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to write off; to offset accounting entries

formal

A professional accounting and financial term. Refers to the process of reducing or eliminating an amount in an account, often to cancel out a corresponding debit or credit.

Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
chōng冲
xiāo销
zhè这
bǐ笔
huài坏
zhàng账
 。

The company decided to write off this bad debt.

Nián年
dǐ底
xū需
yào要
jìn进
xíng行
zhàng账
mù目
chōng冲
xiāo销
 。

At the end of the year, accounting entry offsets need to be performed.

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Zhè这
bǐ笔
yù预
fù付
kuǎn款
jiāng将
yǔ与
hòu后
xù续
de的
fā发
piào票
jīn金
é额
chōng冲
xiāo销
 。

This advance payment will be offset against the amount on the subsequent invoice.

Duì对
chōng冲
jiāo交
yì易
tōng通
guò过
mǎi买
rù入
hé和
mài卖
chū出
chōng冲
xiāo销
fēng风
xiǎn险
 。

Hedging transactions offset risks by buying and selling.