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summary

9 definitions • 12 examples
1
a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something:

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At the end of the news, they often give you a summary of the main stories.
In summary, they decided against the proposal.
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done suddenly, without discussion or a legal process:

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summary arrest/dismissal/execution
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a brief, clear statement giving the most important facts about something:

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The assignment was to write a summary of the news.
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In summary is said before giving a final, brief statement:

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In summary, Chen’s book is a good introduction to the subject.
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a short statement of the main ideas or facts in a report, discussion, etc.:

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a summary of sth The article offers a summary of best practices.
Many of these problems could have been avoided according to a summary of the study released yesterday.
a brief/short/written summary
provide/produce/publish a summary Table 12.4 provides a summary of how management perspectives have changed over the last 50 years.
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a list of the different amounts of money that have been spent and received, for example, on a bank statement
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an expression used at the end of a report or discussion before stating its main ideas or facts:

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In summary, we must aim to maintain a stable supply of crude oil while protecting the environment.
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giving the main ideas or facts of a discussion, report, etc., but not the details:

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done suddenly, without discussion or the usual or accepted processes:

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