sum-up

Questions about sum-up

What does sum-up mean?

sum-up means "a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form".

How many syllables are in sum-up?

sum-up has 2 syllables: su-m-up. The stress falls on "su".

What is another word for sum-up?

Close synonyms include summary. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sum-up a common word?

sum-up is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.