writewrite /raɪt/ verb (past tensepst wrote /rəʊtroʊt/, past participlepp written /ˈrɪtn/)1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to form letters or numbers with a pen or pencilThe price is written on the label.
2 (also write out) [transitiveT] to write information on a cheque or documentHe wrote out a cheque for £4000.
3[transitiveT]INSURANCE to sell a particular amount of insuranceWe have written £5 million of insurance this month.