wrap-up
Americannoun
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a final report or summary.
a wrap-up of the evening news.
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the conclusion or final result.
the wrap-up of the election campaign.
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Australian Slang. an enthusiastic recommendation or flattering account.
verb
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(tr) to fold paper around
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to put warm clothes on
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slang (usually imperative) to be silent
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informal (tr)
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to settle the final details of
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to make a summary of
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Bring to a conclusion, settle successfully, as in As soon as we wrap up this deal, we can go on vacation . [First half of 1900s]
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Summarize, recapitulate, as in To wrap up, the professor went over the three main categories . [First half of the 1900s]
Usage
What is a wrap-up? A wrap-up is a report or summary of something, as in Lana likes the wrap-ups of her essays to repeat what’s in her introductions.A wrap-up is also the conclusion of something, such as the final scene of a movie in which you find out what happens to all the characters.Wrap-up is a noun that comes from an informal sense of the verb phrase wrap up, meaning to make a summary of.Example: Did you ever get to create the wrap-up for the last meeting?
Etymology
Origin of wrap-up
First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase wrap up
Example Sentences
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Shows that analyze the games, including ESPN’s “Hoop Streams” and “The Wrap-Up,” have also seen viewership go up, by more than 60% and more than 110%, respectively.
From MarketWatch
Kelly Sumner, chair of Pilton Parish Council, added: "In our wrap-up meeting, villagers' comments were overwhelmingly supportive of how well the traffic was managed for the 2025 festival."
From BBC
Reflecting that quirky organization, the book ends on tangent rather than a big wrap-up.
Barron’s brings retirement planning and advice to you in a weekly wrap-up of our articles about preparing for life after work.
From Barron's
Daniels: When you look at the finale of “The Office,” everybody was going off in their own direction that had a lot of, in my view, meaningful wrap-up of their story.
From Los Angeles Times
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