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Meaning of the word sum in English

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sum

US /sʌm/
UK /sʌm/
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Noun

1.

a particular amount of money

Example:
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He paid a large sum for the painting.
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The total sum collected was over a thousand dollars.
Synonym:
amounttotalquantityfigurevalue
2.

the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items

Example:
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The sum of 5 and 3 is 8.
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Calculate the sum of all expenses.
Synonym:
totalaggregatewholeentirety
3.

the whole amount, quantity, or content of something

Example:
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That's the sum of the matter.
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In sum, the experiment was a success.
Synonym:
essencegistsubstancesummaryepitome

Verb

1.

to find the total of (two or more numbers or amounts) by addition

Example:
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Can you sum these figures for me?
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He quickly summed up the costs.
Synonym:
addtotalcalculatecomputetally
2.

to present the main points of something in a concise way

Example:
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She summed up her argument in a few sentences.
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The report sums up the findings of the research.
Synonym:
summarizerecapitulatecondenseabridgeepitomize
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sum upsumming-updim sumlump sum