write sth up
— Phrasal Verb with write /raɪt/ verb (wrote, written)Definition
› to prepare a full report, document, etc. to record ideas, discussions, or meetings you had earlier: I need to write up the minutes of the meeting.
› ACCOUNTING, FINANCE to show an increase in the value of an asset in a company's accounts, usually because it is now worth more than previously shown: Companies should allocate a specific value to intangible assets rather than just being able to write them up as goodwill. → See also write-up → Compare write sth down
(Definition of write sth up from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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