Sekirov Dictionary

write up

/ˈɹaɪ̯t ˌʌp/

verb 5
write-up noun 4
forms 7

verb5

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To produce by writing.
- The supervisor wrote up the personnel report about him.
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To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- His supervisor wrote him up after their last argument.
•
To write about positively; to praise in writing.
- The paper wrote up the team's prospects.
•
To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- The company decided to write up its property assets after an independent appraisal showed their market value had increased significantly.
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To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.
- She carefully wrote up each stamp in her collection, noting the Scott catalog number, perforation gauge, and printing plate variety.

write-up noun4

A written account of something, as a record.
An official document or documentation listing or outlining the faults, offenses or wrongdoing of someone.
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A review published in the print or online media for a book, film, etc.
- The film had poor write-ups, but I ended up enjoying it anyway.
An increase made to the book value of an asset that was previously undervalued.

forms

writ up · wrote up · written up · ywriten up · writing up · writes up · write-ups

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