"write-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: write-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from write up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|write up}} Deverbal from write up Head templates: {{en-noun}} write-up (plural write-ups)
  1. A written account of something, as a record. Translations (written account, record): запис (zapis) [masculine] (Bulgarian), memoria [feminine] (Galician), Aufzeichnung [feminine] (German), Niederschrift [feminine] (German), schriftliche Festhaltung [feminine] (German), reporte [masculine] (Spanish), denuncia [feminine] (Spanish), disciplinazo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-write-up-en-noun-90ZI5wmR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 27 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 28 40 Disambiguation of 'written account, record': 89 3 8
  2. An increase made to the book value of an asset that was previously undervalued.
    Sense id: en-write-up-en-noun-88cjT-GU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 27 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 28 40
  3. A review published in the print or online media for a film, book, etc. Translations (review): recensión [feminine] (Galician), Rezension [feminine] (German), Kritik [feminine] (German), reseña [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-write-up-en-noun-lHhHIUHJ Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 29 23 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 27 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 28 40 Disambiguation of 'review': 6 4 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: writeup

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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