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write up

/ˈɹaɪ̯t ˌʌp/verb

write up is a verb meaning “To produce by writing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled W-R-I-T-E-U-P and has one syllable (write up).

What does write up mean?

verb

  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

  3. 3

    To write about positively; to praise in writing.

    Near-synonym: talk up

  4. 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.

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    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.

noun

as write-up
  1. 1

    A written account of something, as a record.

  2. 2

    An official document or documentation listing or outlining the faults, offenses or wrongdoing of someone.

  3. 3

    An increase made to the book value of an asset that was previously undervalued.

  4. 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.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce write up?

  • US /ˈɹaɪ̯t ˌʌp/
  • UK /ˈɹʌɪ̯t ˌʌp/
  • /ˈɹʌi̯t ˌʌp/

Write up has one syllable, split write up in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of write up

  • writeup
  • writes up present, singular, he/she/it
  • writing up participle, present
  • wrote up past
  • written up participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with write up

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

Also written: writeup (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Write up in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
GermanAufzeichnung, Niederschrift, schriftliche Festhaltung (written account, record), Rezension, Kritik (review)
Spanishreporte, denuncia, disciplinazo (written account, record), reseña (review)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.