Definition of sum-up
(Entry 1 of 2)
: summary
sum up
verb
summed up; summing up; sums up
Definition of sum up (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to be the sum of : bring to a total
10 victories summed up his record
2a
: to present or show succinctly : summarize
sum up the evidence presented
b
: to assess and then describe briefly : size up
: to present a summary or recapitulation
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