write-up

1 of 2

noun

1
: a written account
especially : a flattering article
2
: a deliberate increase in the book value of an asset (as to reflect the effect of inflation)

write up

2 of 2

verb

wrote up; written up; writing up; writes up

transitive verb

1
: to make a write-up of
2
: to report (a person) especially for some violation of law or rules

Examples of write-up in a Sentence

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Noun
And now the critic reviews for Marvel and Sony’s Madame Web have been revealed, below, and the write-ups are pretty devastating for the Spider-Man spin-off. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024 Almost every write-up on Palworld leads with its mind-boggling sales data: After launching in early access last Friday, the game sold a million copies in its first eight hours, then crossed the 7 million threshold in five days. Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024 About a quarter of the CEOs expected the deployment of generative AI in their own businesses would lead to job cuts of at least 5% of staff this year, the FT reported in its write-up of the same survey. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024 This write-up covers episode eight, the season finale, which was released on October 6. Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023 An Atlantic Council write-up noted that Iran uses mines to deter smuggling and terrorist activity in the border provinces. Khalil Sahragard, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023 Will Please Don’t Destroy ever get a write-up without a nepo baby joke? James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023 In 1994, Vogue gave her a glowing write-up, which not only kept her appointment book full, but inspired her to open the Anastasia Beverly Hills Salon in 1997. Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023 But any half-decent write-up should also mention a micro-budget British slasher. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2023
Verb
Focus on the narrative: With each job listed in a resume, Foss writes up a quick sentence or two that describes what the applicant was hired to do and the overarching focus of that job. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024 Another young woman had posted a story about Sings In The Timber behaving inappropriately, and the allegations were written up in a couple of Native publications. Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 Others claim they were written up because of their union sympathies. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024 Keneally and other lawmakers traveled the country holding hearings, listening to testimony from grieving parents and writing up their findings in a report released that December. Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2024 Photograph: Alamy Hubble in turn wrote up his variable star measurements and convinced everyone that Andromeda was indeed a separate galaxy. WIRED, 12 Nov. 2023 Nice to see a place written up where the houses don't start in 7 figures. Madison Rudolf, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023 It’s also known for its super fast speed and can cut and write up to 25.4 inches per second. Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024 Girard was frequently written up in publications with names like strategy+business, so that the deeply idiosyncratic theorist suffered a transformation into a kind of business philosopher: full of smart, actionable insights to boost your start-up career. Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of write-up was in the 15th century

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“Write-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-up. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

write-up

1 of 2 noun
ˈrīt-ˌəp
: a written account (as in a newspaper)
especially : a flattering article

write up

2 of 2 verb
(ˈ)rīt-ˈəp
1
: to write an account of : describe
2
: to report (a person) especially for some violation of law or rules

Legal Definition

write up

transitive verb
: to increase the book value of (an asset)
write-up noun

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