wrap-up

[rap-uhp]

noun

1. a final report or summary.

   a wrap-up of the evening news.

2. the conclusion or final result.

   the wrap-up of the election campaign.

3. Australian Slang.,  an enthusiastic recommendation or flattering account.

wrap up

verb

1. (tr) to fold paper around

2. to put warm clothes on

3. slang,  (usually imperative) to be silent

4. informal,  (tr)

   1. to settle the final details of

   2. to make a summary of

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrap up¹

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase wrap up

Idioms and Phrases

Bring to a conclusion, settle successfully, as in As soon as we wrap up this deal, we can go on vacation . [First half of 1900s]

Summarize, recapitulate, as in To wrap up, the professor went over the three main categories . [First half of the 1900s]

Related Words

• close 
• complete 
• conclude 
• end 
• halt 
• terminate 
• wind up 

When To Use

What is a wrap-up?

A wrap-up is a report or summary of something, as in Lana likes the wrap-ups of her essays to repeat what’s in her introductions.A wrap-up is also the conclusion of something, such as the final scene of a movie in which you find out what happens to all the characters.Wrap-up is a noun that comes from an informal sense of the verb phrase wrap up, meaning to make a summary of.Example: Did you ever get to create the wrap-up for the last meeting?