summing-up

[ suhm-ing-uhp ]

noun

, plural sum·mings-up.

1. a summation or statement made for the purpose of reviewing the basic concepts or principles of an argument, story, explanation, testimony, or the like, and usually presented at the end.

summing-up

noun

1. a review or summary of the main points of an argument, speech, etc
2. a direction regarding the law and a summary of the evidence, given by a judge in his address to the jury before they retire to consider their verdict

Word History and Origins

Origin of summing-up¹

1780–90; sum up + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

His one-line pay-offs at the end of each show, summing up both the fans' mood and the match, may have looked seamless.

From BBC

I want to close with some words from Daniel Ellsberg’s book "The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner," summing up the preparations for nuclear war.

From Salon

In his summing up the judge made clear to the jury this X-ray had been taken the day before Baby C collapsed, though he didn’t remind them Letby hadn’t been on shift.

From BBC

Her most powerful and pointed video, summing up decades of black American history and culture.

From BBC

“The bottom line,” Mr. Biden said in summing up his pitch, “is we’ve invested more in Black America than any previous administration in history has.”

From New York Times