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Sum has 15 different meanings across 5 categories:

Noun · Verb · Pron · Det · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a quantity of money

"he borrowed a large sum"

"the amount he had in cash was insufficient"

2

a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

"The total bill came to exactly $124, which was the sum of the appetizer, main course, and dessert prices."

3

the final aggregate

"the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"

4

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"

5

the whole amount

"Please add up all your expenses to find the total sum before we pay the bill."

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"

7

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."

8

The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.

9

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.

Verb
1

be a summary of

"The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

2

determine the sum of

"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

3

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."

Pron
1

Eye dialect spelling of some.

"When he asked for a sum at the counter, the cashier laughed and handed him his receipt."

Det
1

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."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The new neighbor, Mr. Sum, waved at us from his porch as we moved in."

Example Sentences
"The total sum of our grocery bill was surprisingly high." noun
"The total sum of our grocery bill was surprisingly low." noun
"She couldn't remember the exact sum she had spent on dinner last night." noun
"Every child is expected to contribute their own sum toward the class party expenses." noun
"Please add up all the numbers to get the sum of the column." verb
See Also
add total addition amount line of best fit residual sum of squares ellipse heterodyne
Related Terms
add total addition amount line of best fit residual sum of squares ellipse heterodyne taxicab geometry deduction lebenswelt taylor polynomial static equilibrium payroll sumset order divisor function goldbach's conjecture game manbote
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
assets quantity collection content whole set state count
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gain gross cash surrender value contribution deductible defalcation loss figure coverage advance payroll peanuts purse grand total subtotal aggregate bare bones hypostasis quiddity quintessence stuff direct sum

Origin

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.

Rhyming Words
kusum cusum pisum resum outsum rossum possum yessum sursum dorsum hersum in sum gypsum pensum falsum chisum subsum omasum odd sum alyssum
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