wrap-up
noun
a final report or summary.
wrap-up
American
[rap-uhp]
/ ˈræpˌʌp /
noun
wrap-ups
plural
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a final report or summary.
a wrap-up of the evening news.
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the conclusion or final result.
the wrap-up of the election campaign.
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Australian Slang. an enthusiastic recommendation or flattering account.
wrap up
British
verb
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(tr) to fold paper around
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to put warm clothes on
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slang (usually imperative) to be silent
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informal (tr)
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to settle the final details of
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to make a summary of
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wrap up
Idioms
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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]
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Summarize, recapitulate, as in To wrap up, the professor went over the three main categories . [First half of the 1900s]
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
Etymology
Origin of wrap-up
First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase wrap up
Example Sentences
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Jordan is one of several stars, including Hilary Swank and Julia Roberts, to wrap-up Oscars night with a fast food burger over the years.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Reflecting that quirky organization, the book ends on tangent rather than a big wrap-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Barron’s brings retirement planning and advice to you in a weekly wrap-up of our articles about preparing for life after work.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
Daniels: When you look at the finale of “The Office,” everybody was going off in their own direction that had a lot of, in my view, meaningful wrap-up of their story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
The difference is simply in the upholstering, and, if you are provided with a good shawl or wrap-up, you need not be particular about that.
From Winter Sunshine by Burroughs, John
Farell is expected to be the final prosecution witness, meaning the proceedings should wrap up Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
But even more tariffs are expected because the trade office is still working to wrap up a separate Section 301 probe into excess manufacturing capacity.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ten days after the double shocks, which came just 38 seconds apart, rescue teams are starting to wrap up searches for survivors while families still try to recover bodies of loved ones from the wreckage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
The European Commission—the EU’s executive arm and antitrust enforcer—confirmed on Wednesday that commitments were submitted, saying it has a new provisional July 22 deadline to wrap up its investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
Financial pages and tout sheets ran wrap-ups of meme action every year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
That is to say, the pile-on of wrap-ups was a bit self-indulgent.
From The Verge ● May 2, 2019
Virtually every year since reporters have inquired after the status of these two-hour wrap-ups and been given answers that deflated most hopes that they would ever materialize.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2018
Though his name wasn't mentioned in the wrap-ups after Round 1, Day was quietly in the mix with a 70 on Thursday.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 11, 2017
In the networks’ post-debate wrap-ups, the prevailing emotions seemed to be exhaustion, and sadness.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2016
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