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Write Up

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Noun

1. account, news report, report, story, write up

a short account of the news

Example Sentences:
'the report of his speech'
'the story was on the 11 o'clock news'
'the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious'

Verb

2. write up

bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation

Example Sentences:
'The New York Times wrote him up last week'
'Did your boss write you up?'

3. write out, write up

put into writing; write in complete form

Example Sentences:
'write out a contract'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Write Up

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verb (tr, adverb)
1. 
to describe fully, complete, or bring up to date in writing
write up a diary
2. 
to praise or bring to public notice in writing
3. accounting, US
a. 
to place an excessively high value on (an asset)
b. 
to increase the book value of (an asset) in order to reflect more accurately its current worth in the market
noun write-up
4. 
a published account of something, such as a review in a newspaper or magazine
5. accounting, US
a. 
an excessive or illegally high valuation of corporate assets
b. 
a raising of the book value of an asset
noun
a written review of someone or something in a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
Somebody told me you got a terrific write-up in the 'Guardian'.
The guide book contains a short write-up of each hotel.
The show received a good write-up.

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Write Up

see synonyms of write up
1. 
to write a record or account of
2. 
to complete in writing
3. 
to praise in writing
4.  Accounting
to increase the book value of (an asset)
noun
1.  Informal
a written report or description, as in a newspaper, magazine, etc.; sometimes, specif., a favorable account, as for a publicity release
2. 
an increase in the book value of an asset

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Write Up

see synonyms of write up
n.
1. A published account, review, or notice, especially a favorable one.
2. Accounting An upward adjustment in the value of an asset.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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