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write-up
[rahyt-uhp]
noun
a written description or account, as in a newspaper or magazine.
The play got a terrible write-up.
Accounting.an increase in the book value of a corporation that is not warranted by the true assets of the corporation.
write up
verb
to describe fully, complete, or bring up to date in writing
write up a diary
to praise or bring to public notice in writing
accounting
to place an excessively high value on (an asset)
to increase the book value of (an asset) in order to reflect more accurately its current worth in the market
noun
a published account of something, such as a review in a newspaper or magazine
accounting
an excessive or illegally high valuation of corporate assets
a raising of the book value of an asset
Word History and Origins
Origin of write-up1
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
A Business Insider write-up of the incident briefly went viral on Wednesday night because its headline appeared to suggest a third jet had just been lost from the Truman; the article was accurate, but in mentioning a third plane, it was actually referring to an incident last December in which a Truman-deployed Super Hornet was accidentally shot down by the USS Gettysburg missile cruiser.
The write-up described "laughter and lively conversation" with members reminiscing "about the good times while planning their future BM escapades".
And after such a successful opening weekend, it’s no major surprise that the excerpt from the Variety write-up was received like a buzzkill showing up to a rager-in-progress.
One write-up of this whole incident has referred to the service as “a commercial messaging app,” even though Signal is run by a nonprofit foundation that shares its name.
“When Sears, Roebuck and Company built its Santa Monica department store in 1947, it did so at an interesting time for commercial development,” noted a write-up by the Conservancy.
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