written

adjective

writ·​ten ˈri-tᵊn 

: made or done in writing

a written contract/agreement

Applications for property and liability insurance may be either oral or written.

—Robert I. Mehr

Examples of written in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a written response, DCF Commissioner Jodi Hill-Lilly pointed to some of the improvements and said that the state’s Office of Labor Relations didn’t find just cause to initiate formal discipline on the staff involved in the specific cases. —Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024

Legal arguments in the written and oral statements begin with the United Nations Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. —Jon McGowan, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024

This material is not to be reproduced or redistributed absent the written consent of Fairlead Strategies. —Katie Stockton, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024

Before she was fired this week, Dawson had received a written warning on October 15, and was placed on leave a little over two weeks later when the warning was revoked, Ghannam told CNN Thursday. —Taylor Romine, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing written

• carved/etched/set/written in stone
• have (something) written all over it
• not worth the paper it's written/printed on
• written all over someone's face
• written consent
• written notice