executive summary

noun

A short document that summarizes all the reports of a company, or the contents of a longer report to which it is attached.

Meanings

nounexecutive summary (plural executive summaries)

plural executive summaries

  1. businessA short document that summarizes all the reports of a company, or the contents of a longer report to which it is attached.

    Synonyms: management summary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA short document that summarizes all the reports of a company, or the contents of a longer report to which it is attached.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 報告摘要 /报告摘要
  • 報告摘要 /报告摘要 (bàogào zhāiyào)short document
Finnish tiivistelmä, yhteenveto
  • tiivistelmäshort document
  • yhteenvetoshort document
French sommaire de gestion, résumé opérationnel
  • sommaire de gestionshort document
  • résumé opérationnelshort document
  • résumé pour les dirigeantsshort document
Indonesian ringkasan eksekutif
  • ringkasan eksekutifshort document
Swahili muhtasari tendaji
  • muhtasari tendajishort document
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APA

executive summary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20summary

MLA

“executive summary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20summary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “executive summary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20summary.

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