write sth up

write sth up
UK US write sth up
— Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written)
► 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(Cf. ↑write-up)
→ Compare WRITE STH DOWN(Cf. ↑write sth down)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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