Alternative forms

• writeup

Etymology

Deverbal from write upCategory:English deverbals#WRITEUP.

Noun

write-up (plural write-ups)Category:English lemmas#WRITEUPCategory:English nouns#WRITEUPCategory:English countable nouns#WRITEUPCategory:English multiword terms#WRITEUPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#WRITEUPCategory:Pages with entries#WRITE-UPCategory:Pages with 1 entry#WRITE-UP

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.Category:English terms with usage examples#WRITEUP

Further reading

• “write-up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “write-up”, in Merriam-Webster.com 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, 2011–present.
• “write-up”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.