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• wrap-up
  wrap-up

  noun

  a final report or summary.
• wrap up
  wrap up

  verb

  (tr) to fold paper around

wrap-up

American  

[rap-uhp] / ˈræpˌʌp /

noun

wrap-ups plural

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.

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wrap up British  

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

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wrap up Idioms  

1. 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]

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

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Usage

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?

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• wrap-ups
  plural

Etymology

Origin of wrap-up

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

Example Sentences

Four other teams sit on four points - Sweden, Ecuador, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Paraguay - with four groups, including England's still to wrap up.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

The ruling was one of five decisions the high court issued on Tuesday as it races to wrap up its work before taking a summer recess, which typically happens in late June or early July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Olsen: And then before we wrap up, I should be sure to ask, is there anything that you could tell us about Season 2?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Elon Musk’s rocket company essentially created the modern space economy, and its record-setting IPO should wrap up this coming week.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

I tried to quickly wrap up my work and prepare for the seven weeks away from home—and possibly much more, if I decided to stick with the job and work in a prison.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Related Words

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