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sum
1[suhm]
noun
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.
a particular aggregate or total, especially with reference to money.
The expenses came to an enormous sum.
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.
the sum of his opinions.
concise or brief form.
in sum.
Mathematics.Ģż
the limit of the sequence of partial sums of a given infinite series.
a summary.
verb (used with object)
to combine into an aggregate or total (often followed byup ).
to ascertain the sum of, as by addition.
to bring into or contain in a small compass (often followed byup ).
verb (used without object)
to amount (usually followed by to orinto ).
Their expenses summed into the thousands.
verb phrase
to reckon.
We summed up our assets and liabilities.
to bring into or contain in a brief and comprehensive statement; summarize.
to sum up the case for the prosecution.
to form a quick estimate of.
I summed him up in a minute.
SUM
2surface-to-underwater missile.
sum-
3variant of sub- before m: summon.
sum
1/ ²õŹ³¾ /
noun
the result of the addition of numbers, quantities, objects, etc
the cardinality of the union of disjoint sets whose cardinalities are the given numbers
one or more columns or rows of numbers to be added, subtracted, multiplied, or divided
maths the limit of a series of sums of the first n terms of a converging infinite series as n tends to infinity
(plural) another name for number work
a quantity, esp of money
he borrows enormous sums
the essence or gist of a matter (esp in the phrases in sum, in sum and substance )
a less common word for summary
archaicĢżthe summit or maximum
(modifier) complete or final (esp in the phrase sum total )
verb
(often foll by up) to add or form a total of (something)
(tr) to calculate the sum of (the terms in a sequence)
sum
2/ ²õŹ³¾ /
noun
the standard monetary unit of Uzbekistan, divided into 100 tiyin
sum
The result of adding numbers or quantities. The sum of 6 and 9, for example, is 15, and the sum of 4 x and 5 x is 9 x.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- sumless adjective
- sumlessness noun
- outsum verb (used with object)
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of sum1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The usually composed Willie le Roux's bewildering chip in his own 22 did not cost his side at the time, but summed up their inefficiencies.
She was a victim of so-called notario fraud, in which scammers acting as lawyers extract large sums from vulnerable immigrants.
She can peg a personās height at a glance and sum up their prospects in a pitiless snap judgment.
Its owner Polish firm Pepco confirmed it had sold the brand for a "nominal" sum to US investment firm Gordon Brothers.
The name has a dual meaning in Arabic for both āfruits of paradiseā and āevening conversations with friends,ā which nicely sums up the feeling of their perfumes.
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