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

Noun a postelection wrap-up of the campaign's high points and many low points the opening of the museum's modern art wing marks the wrap-up of its decade-long expansion plan Verb a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences
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Noun
These questions are resolved, more or less, in an anticlimactic wrap-up that yields the relatively meager payoff of Lilian learning to be a better listener and a more accepting mother. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 Here's a complete wrap-up of Day 2 of Ventura's testimony. Alice Gainer, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Verb
However, instead of wrapping up storylines neatly, the series' final episode created more questions, and left many feeling cheated of a firm resolution. Julie Tremaine, People.com, 23 May 2025 The governor and legislative leaders are optimistic about wrapping up a new budget before the regular 2025 session ends on June 4. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wrap-up

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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“Wrap-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrap-up. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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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