Sum has 15 different meanings across 5 categories:
Noun · Verb · Pron · Det · Proper Noun
a quantity of money
"he borrowed a large sum"
"the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story"
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
"The local market is famous for its fresh sum, a delicacy that tastes remarkably like salmon but has a distinct regional flavor."
The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
Synonym of somon
In plain English: A sum is the total amount you get when you add two or more numbers together.
"The total sum of our grocery bill was surprisingly high."
Usage: Use this noun to refer to the total result of adding numbers together, such as in financial reports or scorekeeping. It is often confused with "total," but both are interchangeable when describing a final aggregate amount.
To add together.
"Please calculate the sum of all our monthly expenses before we finalize the budget."
In plain English: To sum something up means to add numbers together to get a total.
"Please add up all the numbers to get the sum of the column."
Eye dialect spelling of some.
"When he asked for a sum at the counter, the cashier laughed and handed him his receipt."
Eye dialect spelling of some.
"The kid asked for a slice o' pie and then he said, 'How much does it cost?' I told him to just give me the sum in change."
A surname.
"The new neighbor, Mr. Sum, waved at us from his porch as we moved in."
The word sum entered English via the Middle English and Old French forms of a Latin term meaning "the highest point." Over time, this original sense of being at the top evolved to describe the total amount resulting from addition.