write-up

1 of 2

noun

ˈrīt-ˌəp 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

However, the write-up in the journal said Abbott played no role in the design of the French trial, the selection of sites, or in data analysis. —Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024

As described in write-up at the time in the Wall Street Journal, that price would have set a record for the artist: the auction record for a Warhol then was the $71.7 million Christie’s got in May 2007 for the 1963 silkscreen Green Car Crash. —Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 11 July 2024

Verb

Many other stories are half written and/or waiting to be written up in my notebooks. —Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024

Attacks on industry software provider CDK Global prompted many North American dealerships to switch to manual customer service—including writing up orders by hand. —Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 28 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

ˈrīt-ˌəp 

noun