summary

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌm(ə)ri/

noun (plural summaries)

  • a brief statement or account of the main points of something: a summary of Chapter Three

adjective

  • 1not including needless details or formalities; brief: summary financial statements
  • 2 Law (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities: summary arrest
  • (of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without a jury.

Phrases

in summary

in short: in summary, there is no clear case for one tax system compared to another

Derivatives

summariness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin summarius, from summa 'sum total' (see sum)

Spelling help

Spell summary with a double m; the ending is -ary.