write-up

See also: writeup and write up

English

Alternative forms

• writeup

Etymology

Deverbal from write up.

Noun

write-up (plural write-ups)

1. A written account of something, as a record.
2. An increase made to the book value of an asset that was previously undervalued.
3. A review published in the print or online media for a film, book, etc.

   The film had poor write-ups, but I ended up enjoying it anyway.

Synonyms

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Translations

written account, record

• Bulgarian: запис (bg) m (zapis)
• Galician: memoria (gl) f
• German: Aufzeichnung (de) f, Niederschrift (de) f, schriftliche Festhaltung f
• Spanish: reporte (es) m, denuncia (es) f, disciplinazo m

increase to the book value of an asset

review

• Galician: recensión f
• German: Rezension (de) f, Kritik (de) f
• Spanish: reseña (es) f

Further reading

• “write-up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “write-up”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “write-up”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “write-up”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “write-up”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.