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sum

/sʌm/noun, verb1 syllable

Sum means: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.

Synonyms for sum52

noun, as in the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty

noun, as in a quantity of money

sum of money, amount, amount of money

noun, as in the whole amount

total, totality, aggregate

noun, as in a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

amount, total

noun, as in the final aggregate

summation, sum total

noun, as in a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

union, join

verb, as in determine the sum of

total, tot, tot up, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up

verb, as in be a summary of

summarize, summarise, sum up, resume

also used for sum

calculation, computation, quantity of money, compendium, abridgment, abstract, bottom line, conspectus, digest, epitome, outline, bowels, brass tacks, crux, drift

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What does sum mean?8

noun

1

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”

2

a quantity of money“he borrowed a large sum”

3

the whole amount

4

a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

5

the final aggregate“the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”

6

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets“let C be the union of the sets A and B”

verb

1

determine the sum of“Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”

2

be a summary of“The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sum?22

one syllable

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two syllables

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Sum in a sentence

  • To sum up, we can say that his new novel is disappointing.CM
  • Unfortunately for his résumé, he has no taste for volunteering.papabear
  • He tried, in vain, to borrow a large sum of money from them.FeuDRenais2
  • The sum was written in euro, not in yen.Eldad
  • Life and a cat, that gives an incredible sum.carlosalberto
  • In arithmetic, the number resulting from an addition is called the sum.sundown
  • He won a sum of money, and not such a small one, either.unknown
  • My father died, leaving a large sum of money.Zifre

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Forms of sum

as a noun

plural
sums

as a verb

past tense
summed
present participle
summing
third-person singular
sums
past participle
summed