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

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.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sum

some sum (see usage note at some)

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]