write-up

See also: writeup and write up

English

Alternative forms

• writeup

Etymology

Deverbal from write up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪtˌʌp/

Noun

write-up (plural write-ups)

1. A written account of something, as a record.
2. (labour, human resources) An official document or documentation listing or outlining the faults, offenses or wrongdoing of someone.
3. An increase made to the book value of an asset that was previously undervalued.

   Antonym: write-down

4. A review published in the print or online media for a book, film, etc.

   The film had poor write-ups, but I ended up enjoying it anyway.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:literature

Translations

written account, record

• Bulgarian: запис (bg) m (zapis)
• Galician: memoria (gl) f
• German: Aufzeichnung (de) f, Niederschrift (de) f, schriftliche Festhaltung f
• Polish: zapis (pl) m
• Spanish: reporte (es) m, denuncia (es) f, disciplinazo m

increase to the book value of an asset

• Polish: zwiększenie wartości księgowej n

review

• Galician: recensión f
• German: Rezension (de) f, Kritik (de) f
• Polish: recenzja (pl) f
• Spanish: reseña (es) f

Further reading

• “write-up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “write-up”, in Merriam-Webster Online, Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 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.