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write-up

 
 
/ˈraɪtʌp/ noun

Definition

[C or U] ACCOUNTING, FINANCE an increase in the value of an asset shown in a company's accounts: The significant write-up of assets after a merger is an area that fraud investigators look at closely.
[C] a report or an article that expresses an opinion about something: The product didn't get a very good write-up in Which? magazine.
(Definition of write-up noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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