Definition of "charge-offs" [charge-offs]

• Plural form of charge-off. (noun)

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• "The amount of loans it wrote off because of default, known as charge-offs, dropped for the sixth straight quarter to $2.84 billion from $4.49 billion last year."
• "The amount of loans it had to write off as uncollectible, known as charge-offs, dropped to $2.84 billion from $4.49 billion last year."
• "The company's net U.S. card charge-offs rose to $378 million, or 8.4 percent, from $368 million, or 8.2 percent, in August, Capital One said in a regulatory filing."