Some books require an actual monetary investment by the author â for example, in travel for research or, in the case of cookbook authors, money spent on ingredients for recipe testing and the cost of photographing food. The type of book the author writes affects the income potential.
Definition of pullâup for English Language Learners. : an exercise in which you hold onto a bar above your head and then pull your body up until your chin is above the bar.
dress up. 1. To wear a costume or style of clothing, especially formal attire: They dressed up for the prom. The children dress up on Halloween. 2. To improve the outward appearance of: The new curtains dressed up the room. She dressed up the speech with famous quotations.. (Clothing & Fashion) to attire (oneself or another) in one's best clothes. 2. (Clothing & Fashion) to put fancy dress, disguise, etc, on (oneself or another), as in children's games: let's dress up as ghosts! .