The group's $50m profit rise was helped by writing back unused provisions made in previous years.
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write — W1S1 [raıt] v past tense wrote [rəut US rout] past participle written [ˈrıtn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(book/article/poem etc)¦ 2¦(letter)¦ 3¦(form words)¦ 4¦(state something)¦ 5¦(music/song)¦ 6¦(computer program)¦ 7¦(a computer records something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
write — /raIt/ verb past tense wrote past participle written / rItn/ 1 BOOK/ARTICLE ETC a) (I, T) to produce a new book, poem song etc: I can t come with you I have an essay to write. | a concerto written by Mozart | write about (=describe something):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
write — Sell an option. Applies to derivative products. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * write write [raɪt] verb wrote PASTTENSE [rəʊt ǁ roʊt] written PASTPART [ˈrɪtn] 1. [intransitive, transitive] to form letters or numbers with a pen or pencil … Financial and business terms
write*/*/*/ — [raɪt] (past tense wrote [rəʊt] ; past participle written [ˈrɪt(ə)n] ) verb 1) [I/T] to use something such as a pen or pencil to make words, numbers, or symbols Emily is just learning to write.[/ex] Write your full name in Box A.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌput sth ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to put something onto a surface such as the floor or a table Emma put her bag down and went upstairs.[/ex] 2) to kill an animal using a drug because it is very old, ill, or dangerous 3) to write something on a piece of paper I put … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put*/*/*/ — [pʊt] (past tense past participle put) verb [T] 1) to move something to a particular position using your hands Where did you put the newspaper?[/ex] Did I put my wallet in your bag?[/ex] She put her hand on Cliff s arm.[/ex] 2) to cause someone… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
