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Sum

noun/sˈʌm/
Definition
a quantity of money
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈʌm/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈʌm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈʌm/
1 syllable Say it as /sˈʌm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna quantity of money
“he borrowed a large sum”
nouna quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
nounthe final aggregate
“the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”
nounthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
nounthe whole amount
nouna set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
“let C be the union of the sets A and B”
verbbe a summary of
“The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper”
verbdetermine the sum of
“Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”
Word Forms
sumverbdetermine the sum of
summateverbdetermine the sum of
amountverbadd up in number or quantity
totalverbdetermine the sum of
summationaladjectiveof or relating to a summation or produced by summation
centraladjectiveserving as an essential component
essentialadjectiveof the greatest importance
meatyadjectivebeing on topic and prompting thought
pithyadjectiveconcise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen
aggregateadjectiveformed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
aggregateverbamount in the aggregate to
summarizationnounthe act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
summarisationnounthe act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
summationnouna concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
totalnounthe whole amount
sumnounthe whole amount
addibleadjectivecapable of being added or added to
additiveadjectivedesignating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
addableadjectivecapable of being added or added to
additionnounthe arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
addernouna machine that adds numbers
tallynounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Summe
eine Menge Geld
🇫🇷French
somme
une quantité d'argent
🇪🇸Spanish
suma
una cantidad de dinero
🇮🇹Italian
somma
una quantità di denaro
🇳🇱Dutch
som
een hoeveelheid geld
🇵🇹Portuguese
soma
uma quantidade de dinheiro
🇷🇺Russian
сумма
количество денег
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जोड़
धन की एक मात्रा
🇧🇩Bengali
যোগফল
টাকার পরিমাণ
🇮🇳Tamil
தொகை
ஒரு அளவு பணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మొత్తం
డబ్బు పరిమాణం
🇮🇳Marathi
बेरीज
एक रक्कम
🇮🇳Gujarati
સરવાળો
પૈસાનો જથ્થો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೊತ್ತ
ಹಣದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തുക
ഒരു തുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜੋੜ
ਪੈਸੇ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਤਰਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
رقم
رقم کی ایک مقدار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
一定数量的钱
🇯🇵Japanese
お金の量
🇰🇷Korean
합집합
돈의 양
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tổng hợp
một số tiền
🇹🇭Thai
ผลรวม
ปริมาณเงิน
🇮🇩Indonesian
jumlah
sejumlah uang
🇵🇭Filipino
kabuuan
isang dami ng pera
🇲🇾Malay
jumlah
sejumlah wang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مجموع
كمية من المال
🇮🇷Persian
مجموع
یک مقدار پول
🇹🇷Turkish
toplam
bir miktar para
🇮🇱Hebrew
סְכוּם
כמות כסף
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sum'?
The primary meaning of 'sum' is 'a quantity of money'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sum' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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