wrap-up

1 of 2

noun

1
: a summarizing report
2
: a concluding part : finale

wrap up

2 of 2

verb

wrapped up; wrapping up; wraps up

transitive verb

1
2
a
: to bring to a usually successful conclusion
b
: cinch, sew up
has the nomination wrapped up

Examples of wrap-up in a Sentence

Verb a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That is unlikely to happen before the elections, as MEPs rush to wrap-up unfinished legislation and prepare their campaigns. Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024 The next stop is Tokyo's National Stadium on Wednesday against Vissel Kobe, and a wrap-up match on Feb. 16 in Florida against Newell’s Old Boys — Messi’s boyhood club in Argentina, and the club that might be his final destination before retiring. Stephen Wade, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024 The Scorers Table will be live this week to wrap-up each round. Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2024 TaxSlayer gives you a great wrap-up of your return. PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024 Brittany’s wrap-up includes a measure in Maine to expand the reach of the new prices that Medicare will negotiate for prescription drugs, and seven states that could renew their efforts to create prescription drug affordability boards. Rachel Cohrs Reprints, STAT, 2 Jan. 2024 And catch our year-end wrap-up on the Leadership Next podcast here. Alan Murray, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023 Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2023 wrap-up coverage here. Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023 Each week, The Enquirer will do an extensive wrap-up of the previous weekend's high school football action before previewing the upcoming games. Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
Verb
Those hurdles could push the country into a partial government shutdown, but if lawmakers wrap up their work over the weekend or early after the lapse in funding, Americans aren’t likely to feel the brunt of a shutdown’s effects. USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024 But that doesn’t apply in this instance, since voting wrapped up Feb. 2. Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024 The co-headlining tour kicks off Aug. 16 in Concord, California, and wraps up Sept. 15 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024 All of that is wrapped up in his heart of gold and beautiful spirit. Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024 Much of the Emmy-winning comedy's cast has remained close since the show wrapped up its 11-season run, with several getting together at Hyland and Wells Adams’ wedding in 2022 and many frequently showing their support by attending each others’ productions, among other events. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 Tuesday’s first event, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature lots of numerical fun, a pi parade and wrap up with the eating of pie. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024 As the storied event wrapped up close to midnight Sunday, guests huddled under heat lamps, awaiting their names being publicly blasted by the traffic coordinator. Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 More:Last day of 2024 session: Bills get resurrected and gaming language rouses concern When lawmakers wrapped up Friday, conference committees resurrected language from dead bills, including some that did not passed one chamber but not the other. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wrap-up was circa 1568

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Cite this Entry

“Wrap-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrap-up. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

wrap-up

1 of 2 noun
ˈrap-ˌəp
: a summarizing report

wrap up

2 of 2 verb
(ˈ)rap-ˈəp
1
2
: to bring to a conclusion
quickly wrapped up the meeting
3
: to guarantee the success of : cinch
wrapped up the nomination
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