write-up

[rahyt-uhp]

noun

1. a written description or account, as in a newspaper or magazine.

   The play got a terrible write-up.

2. Accounting.,  an increase in the book value of a corporation that is not warranted by the true assets of the corporation.

write up

verb

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

   1. to place an excessively high value on (an asset)

   2. to increase the book value of (an asset) in order to reflect more accurately its current worth in the market

noun

1. a published account of something, such as a review in a newspaper or magazine

2. accounting

   1. an excessive or illegally high valuation of corporate assets

   2. a raising of the book value of an asset

Word History and Origins

Origin of write-up¹

1880–85, noun use of verb phrase write up

Idioms and Phrases

Write a report or description, as for publication, as in She's been writing up these local concerts for years . [Early 1400s]

Overvalue an asset, as in That accountant is always writing up our equipment, forgetting depreciation .

Example Sentences

But is Delvey’s name at the top of every write-up about this new season?

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Hospices, palliative-care centers, and long-term care wards for dementia patients continued to observe the condition during the 20th century but usually treated it as a curious episode that didn’t warrant a write-up.

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In her most recent equity-income strategy write-up, Harrington noted that she expects Kimberly-Clark’s recent focus on streamlining to boost the company’s margins and support low- to mid-single-digit dividend growth.

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That write-up, which concluded that the "movie is a mess, but an uproarious one", was deemed positive by Rotten Tomatoes so has nudged the film's Tomatometer score up from 0% to the giddy heights of 4% at the time of writing.

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McCrery, who in the past donated to a right-wing super PAC, would indeed appear to have the same design sensibilities as the billionaire who selected him, with the people’s event space set to have “a neoclassical interior with coffered ceiling, Corinthian-style columns, and gold detailing throughout,” per a write-up from ArchDaily.

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