sum-up
or sum·up
[ suhm-uhp ]
/ ˈsʌmˌʌp /
noun
the act or result of summing up; summary.
Origin of sum-up
First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase
sum up
Words nearby sum-up
sum,
sum and substance,
sum total,
sum up,
sum-,
sum-up,
sumac,
sumach,
sumatra,
sumatra camphor,
sumatran
Definition for sum up (2 of 2)
Origin of sum
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English
summe < Latin
summa sum, noun use of feminine of
summus highest, superlative of
superus (see
superior); (v.) Middle English
summen (< Old French
summer) < Medieval Latin
summāre, derivative of
summa
OTHER WORDS FROM sum
sum·less, adjective sum·less·ness, noun out·sum, verb (used with object), out·summed, out·sum·ming.British Dictionary definitions for sum up (1 of 3)
sum up
verb (adverb)
to summarize (feelings, the main points of an argument, etc)
the judge began to sum up
(tr)
to form a quick opinion of
I summed him up in five minutes
British Dictionary definitions for sum up (2 of 3)
sum
1
/ (sʌm) /
noun
verb sums, summing or summed
(often foll by up)
to add or form a total of (something)
(tr)
to calculate the sum of (the terms in a sequence)
See also
sum up
Word Origin for sum
C13
summe, from Old French, from Latin
summa the top, sum, from
summus highest, from
superus in a higher position; see
super
British Dictionary definitions for sum up (3 of 3)
sum
2
/ (sʊm) /
noun plural sumy (sʊmɪ)
the standard monetary unit of Uzbekistan, divided into 100 tiyin
Scientific definitions for sum up
sum
[ sŭm ]
The result of adding numbers or quantities. The sum of 6 and 9, for example, is 15, and the sum of 4x and 5x is 9x.
Idioms and Phrases with sum up
sum up
Present the substance of, summarize, as in They always sum up the important news in a couple of minutes, or That expletive sums up my feelings about the matter. [Early 1600s]