The difference between Summary and Upshot
When used as nouns, summary means an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material, whereas upshot means a concise summary.
Summary is also adjective with the meaning: concise, brief or presented in a condensed form.
check bellow for the other definitions of Summary and Upshot
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Summary as an adjective:
Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
Examples:
"A summary review is in the appendix."
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Summary as an adjective:
Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
Examples:
"They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people."
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Summary as an adjective (legal):
Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
Examples:
"Summary justice is bad justice."
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Summary as a noun:
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
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Upshot as a noun (US):
A concise summary.
Examples:
"I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot."
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Upshot as a noun:
The final result, or outcome of something.
Examples:
"The upshot was, that they had to get married."