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- Dictionarysum/sʌm/
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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SUM definition: 1. an amount of money: 2. the whole number or amount when two or more numbers or amounts have been…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUM is an indefinite or specified amount of money. How to use sum in a sentence.
sum in British English. (sʌm ) noun. 1. a. the result of the addition of numbers, quantities, objects, etc. b. the cardinality of the union of disjoint sets whose cardinalities are the given numbers. 2.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of sum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
