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in writing

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in writing

In a printed, written, or typed document. It's right there in writing that employees caught taking office supplies will be fired immediately. Please send me an email summarizing this conversation, so I have it all in writing should the issue come up in the future. No, I'm afraid we can't start working on this until we get a notarized request in writing.
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*in writing

in written form rather that spoken. (*Typically: get something ~; have something ~; put something ~.) Be sure to get their salary offer in writing.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

in ˈwriting

in the form of a letter, document, etc. (that gives proof of something): All telephone reservations must be confirmed in writing.You should get his promises in writing.
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