write up

write upverb/ˈɹaɪ̯t ˌʌp/

• 1

  To produce by writing.

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

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

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

  To write about positively; to praise in writing.

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

  accountingbusinessfinanceTo 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

  hobbieslifestylephilatelyTo 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

  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.