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rundown

rundown

65 3.9
A short report that gives the main points of an event or meeting
  • noun
  • /ˈrʌnˌdaʊn/
translation icon : resumen
  • Can you provide a rundown of the meeting's main points?

But anyways, let's do a quick rundown of all the products.

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Examples

  • OK, I'll give you I'll give you a rundown of the situation.

  • We want a rundown on the names and the numbers of all the players.

  • OK, so really quick rundown of my trip.

  • Hey, so quick rundown of what we're doing today.

  • So give me a rundown of the family holiday.

  • Give me the rundown on your symptoms.

  • So yeah, if you could give us a little rundown on who Emily Black is.

  • Give us the rundown on how the markets are reacting to this news.

  • But anyways, let's do a quick rundown of all the products.

  • Today, I had Kathy Clarke giving me a rundown of the Renaissance like nobody's ever heard.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

report
vsrundown
1.3

A written or spoken account that gives information about something

focuses on main points of a situation or process
summary
vsrundown
397 2.7

A short statement giving the main points without details

focuses on a concise account of a situation or process
overview
vsrundown
74 3.8

A short summary of the main points of something

is narrower, focusing on main practical points rather than broad survey
brief
vsrundown
67 4.2

A short written summary of a longer document

is more focused on reporting main points of situations or events
sketch
vsrundown
56 3.5

A short account that gives the main points about something

is similar but usually sounds more like a short report
recap
vsrundown
52 3.2

A short summary of the main points at the end of a meeting or show

serves the same purpose but can summarise ongoing situations too
synopsis
vsrundown
23 4.7

A short summary of the main points of a book or article

is like a survey but often emphasizes practical event or process points
write-up
vsrundown
  • Literature
21 3.9

A short article that describes an event, often in a newspaper or magazine

is more neutral and aimed at quick internal or practical reports
summation
vsrundown
  • Formal
20 6.3

A final speech that reviews the main points in a trial

is more general and not only reserved for final conclusions
roundup
vsrundown
  • Literature
18 3.7

A short report giving the main news or facts

is similar but often arranged as a short report of a situation
review
vsrundown
5 1.9

A short summary that repeats the main points

covers the same recap role but also describes processes or events
summing up
vsrundown
  • Formal
4 4.4

A short statement of the main points at the end of a meeting or court case

is similar but can also introduce a quick report of events
brief overview
vsrundown
3 2.6

A short summary of the main points

is similar but often used for events or processes specifically
topline
vsrundown
  • Jargon
1 4.3

A short summary of the main points

is broader, covering main points of a whole situation or process
sum-up
vsrundown
1 3.9

A short description of the main points

is similar but often used for informal quick accounts of events
recapitulation
vsrundown
  • Formal
1 7.8

A short summary that repeats the main points

is broader, used for practical concise reports of situations or events
summarization
vsrundown
  • US
1 4.2

A short clear statement of the main points of a text

is the product, a short account presenting main points

Antonyms

A complete, detailed report of events and facts

How Detailed

dossier
  • Formal
74 7.4
report
1.3
rundown
65 3.9
note
1.0

Surface Forms

rundown singular
rundowns plural

Morphology

rundown = run + down (opaque) = run + down

Although the form can be analyzed as 'run' + 'down', the noun meaning 'a summary or brief report' is lexicalized and not directly predictable from the literal parts.

Etymology

The word rundown comes from the two simple words run and down, and is like 'to run through' a list of facts quickly. So a rundown is a short, quick summary of the main points.