write up

Definitions

1. 1

   To produce by writing.

   • The supervisor wrote up the personnel report about him.
2. 2

   To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.

   • Near-synonym: cite
   • His supervisor wrote him up after their last argument.
3. 3

   To write about positively

   To write about positively; to praise in writing.

   • Near-synonym: talk up
   • The paper wrote up the team's prospects.
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   1. 4

      To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.

      • The company decided to write up its property assets after an independent appraisal showed their market value had increased significantly.
   2. 5

      To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour…

      To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.

      • She carefully wrote up each stamp in her collection, noting the Scott catalog number, perforation gauge, and printing plate variety.
   3. 6

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, up.

      • I can't write up in the attic; it's too cold there in the winter and too hot there in the summer.

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