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- Dictionarysum/səm/
noun
- 1. a particular amount of money: "they could not afford such a sum" Similar
- 2. the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items: "the sum of two prime numbers" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. find the sum of (two or more amounts): "if we sum these equations we obtain X"
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The meaning of SUM is an indefinite or specified amount of money. How to use sum in a sentence.
SUM definition: 1. an amount of money: 2. the whole number or amount when two or more numbers or amounts have been…. Learn more.
When you sum something up, you focus on all of its important points. The word sum can also refer to a certain amount of money. A new car might cost you a huge sum of money.
the essence or gist of a matter (esp in the phrases in sum, in sum and substance)
noun. sums. The whole amount; totality; aggregate. The sum of our experience. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The result obtained by adding numbers or quantities; total. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An amount of money. A sum paid in reparation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of sum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition: The sum of 6 and 8 is 14. 2. an amount or quantity, esp. of money: to lend small sums. 3. a series of numbers or quantities to be added up.
an indefinite amount or quantity, especially of money: to lend small sums. a series of numbers or quantities to be added up. an arithmetical problem to be solved, or such a problem worked out and having the various steps shown. the full amount, or the whole. the substance or gist of a matter, comprehensively or broadly viewed or expressed:
a simple mathematical calculation such as adding two numbers together: Kids these days can't do sums without a calculator. sum noun [C] (TOTAL) the total amount that you get when you add two or more numbers together: The sum of six and seven is thirteen. See also. lump sum.
Sum definition: the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition. See examples of SUM used in a sentence.
