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Noun: sum-up
  1. A brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
    "he gave a sum-up of the conclusions";
    - summary, wrap-up
Verb: sum up
  1. Give a summary (of)
    "he summed up his results";
    - summarize, summarise [Brit], run over
     
  2. Be a summary of
    "The abstract sums up the main ideas in the paper";
    - summarize, summarise [Brit], sum
     
  3. Determine the sum of
    "You need to sum up all the items on the receipt";
    - total, tot [Brit, informal], tot up [Brit, informal], sum, summate [rare], add, add together, tally, add up

Derived forms: sums up, summing up, summed up, sum-ups

Type of: count, enumerate, ingeminate [archaic], iterate, number, numerate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, say, state, statement, tell