How to Use charge off in a Sentence
charge off
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To improve my credit score, what’s the best way to clean up debt that has been charged off?
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2019
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The Oregon customer, Phillip, says Ziply agreed to take the $10 router-rental charge off his bill—but not right away.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 3 June 2020
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Then, the bill may be charged off or sent to a collector, who can report it to the credit bureaus.
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2020
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Who, charging off into the world like that, would take the messy detail of a radio over simple singing?
—Nitsuh Abebe, New York Times, 20 June 2018
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The group charged off down the hill, toward what Mount Auburn regulars call Spectacle Pond.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 24 May 2018
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Bel Air goalie Abby Bannan charged off her line and dove head first to clear the ball away without a shot being taken.
—Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 31 Oct. 2019
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Reserve unit steps up Simpson led the charge off the bench, delivering 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting.
—Dargan Southard, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2018
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If the debt hasn’t been charged off yet, ask to reduce your payment temporarily in order to stay current.
—Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2017
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Vaughn charged off the mound and scooped up the ball, and with no chance of throwing Thorpe out at first, flipped the ball to catcher Art Wilson in a desperate attempt to get a sliding Kopf.
—Mark Schmetzer, Cincinnati.com, 12 June 2019
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Lenders most commonly charge off car debt for tax purposes.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 15 Nov. 2022
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This is all good news for Farage, who has capitalized on the boredom most Brits feel with the one-story news-cycle and formed his own Brexit Party to charge off the cliff.
—Tina Brown, Time, 6 June 2019
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This means that charging off of many newer devices doesn’t require an adapter, whereas the other models only came with the more old school USB-A cords.
—Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2020
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No pressure to gather gear, packs and guns and charge off in search of prey, never mind breakfast or the soothing embrace of the campfire relieving the morning chill.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2020
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Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward charge off the mound and level him with a violent blow to the midsection.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
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Banks normally charge off loans after borrowers are over 180 days in late payments.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
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The lender is charging off the debt as an accounting move to indicate that its value to the creditor is reduced or eliminated and the debt therefore is no longer an asset.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2019
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As phones and laptops continue to move away from replaceable batteries, charging off a backup is your only on-the-go option.
—Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2015
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The younger Moore may have benefited from the assistance of top-shelf attorneys, and has enrolled in programs for young people and first-time offenders that kept certain charges off his record.
—Amy Yurkanin, AL.com, 13 Oct. 2017
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Moreover, the canaries in the coal mine—borrowers who aren’t yet charged off, but who are running behind with payments—don’t suggest any imminent danger either.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
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Our impatient progeny charged off, on track to conquer every spine-chilling waterslide.
—Anne Calcagno, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2017
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