charge off

charge off

1. To move hastily from a particular place or thing. We charged off when we heard the sirens approaching. After a few minutes of painting, the kids charged off to the next activity station at the birthday party.
2. To pay for something from a specific account or category of funds. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is often used between "charge" and "off." When you're traveling, just charge everything off your company account. A: "Will I get reimbursed if I charge this plane ticket off my personal bank account?" B: "You can just charge it off petty cash."
3. To attribute something to something else (which is stated after "to"). They're a very young team, so we'll charge off this loss to inexperience and nerves.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

charge off

to move quickly or run away. He got angry and charged off. Juan charged off to talk to the boss.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

charge off

1. Hurriedly depart, run away, as in After a few minutes, she charged off to the next exhibit. This term alludes to the military meaning of charge, "attack impetuously." [Early 1500s]
2. Also, charge against. Consider or count as an accounting loss or expense, as in I'm charging off this purchase to overhead, or Let's charge the new computer against office supplies. [Late 1800s] Also see write off.
3. Attribute to, blame something for, as in We can charge off these errors to inexperience.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • charge out
  • charge at
  • charge at (someone or something)
  • light out for (some place)
  • in great haste
  • blast off for (somewhere)
  • blast off for somewhere
References in periodicals archive
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Fitch Assigns Swiss Credit Card Issuance 2018-1 AG's Notes Final Ratings
The service said it expected a 20% or a deeper drop in charge offs in Sallie Mae's traditional loan portfolio by the end of 2012 as well as lower charge-offs in its non-traditional loans.
-S&P upgrades Sallie Mae outlook, affirms BBB- ratings
Charge offs, the share of debt that the bank can no longer collect, dropped significantly in November.
-Citibank reports drop in credit card charge offs
Global Banking News-16 July 2009-Bank of America says charge offs on credit cards have increased(C)2009 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk
Bank of America says charge offs on credit cards have increased
Expected impact upon the note rating of increased charge offs and reduced MPR (Class A/B/ C):
Fitch Assigns Swiss Credit Card Issuance 2018-1 AG's Notes Expected Ratings
So, even though there have been some improvements in loan performance at FDIC-insured institutions, the amount of nonperforming loans, noncurrent loans, and net charge offs remain relatively high and the ability of banks to cover the losses from those loans remains relatively low.
A slow recovery in the banking sector