Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sum-up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
sum-up
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A summary.

Etymology

From sum + up, from the phrasal verb.

Inflected Forms

sum-ups (plural)

Synonyms

summary

Questions

What does sum-up mean?
A summary.
Where does sum-up come from?
From sum + up, from the phrasal verb.

How to pronounce sum-up

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