sum

sum

a quantity obtained by addition: The sum of 13 and 20 is 33.; the final aggregate

Not to be confused with:

some – remarkable: That was some thunder storm.; unspecified quantity: I’d like some candy.

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sum

 (sŭm)

n.

1. Mathematics

a. An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers.

b. An arithmetic problem: a child good at sums.

2. The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate: the sum of the team's combined experience.

3. An amount of money: paid an enormous sum.

4. A summary: my view of the world, in sum.

5. The central idea or point; the gist.

tr.v. summed, sum·ming, sums

1. Mathematics To add.

2. To give a summary of; summarize.

Phrasal Verb:

sum up

1. To present the substance of (material) in a condensed form; summarize: sum up the day's news; concluded the lecture by summing up.

2. To describe or assess concisely: an epithet that sums up my feelings.

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[Middle English summe, from Old French, from Latin summa, from feminine of summus, highest; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

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sum

(sʌm)

n

1. (Mathematics)

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. (Mathematics) one or more columns or rows of numbers to be added, subtracted, multiplied, or divided

3. (Mathematics) maths the limit of a series of sums of the first n terms of a converging infinite series as n tends to infinity

4. (Education) (plural) another name for number work

5. (Banking & Finance) a quantity, esp of money: he borrows enormous sums.

6. the essence or gist of a matter (esp in the phrases in sum, in sum and substance)

7. a less common word for summary

8. archaic the summit or maximum

9. (modifier) complete or final (esp in the phrase sum total)

vb, sums, summing or summed

10. (often foll by up) to add or form a total of (something)

11. (Mathematics) (tr) to calculate the sum of (the terms in a sequence)

[C13 summe, from Old French, from Latin summa the top, sum, from summus highest, from superus in a higher position; see super]

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sum

(sʊm)

n, pl sumy (ˈsʊmɪ)

(Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Uzbekistan, divided into 100 tiyin

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sum

(sʌm)

n., v. summed, sum•ming. n.

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.

4. an arithmetical problem to be solved, or such a problem worked out and having the various steps shown.

5. the full amount, or the whole: the sum of our knowledge.

6. the main idea, gist, or point: the sum and substance of his argument.

7. a summary.

v.t.

8. to combine into an aggregate or total (often fol. by up).

9. to ascertain the sum of, as by addition.

10. to bring into or contain in a small compass (often fol. by up).

v.i.

11. to amount.

12. sum up,

a. to express in a brief and comprehensive statement; summarize.

b. to form a quick estimate or judgment of.

Idioms:

in sum, in concise or brief form.

[1250–1300; < Latin summa sum, n. use of feminine of summus highest, superlative of superus (see superior)]

sum`ma•bil′i•ty, n.

sum′ma•ble, adj.

sum-

var. of sub- before m: summon.

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sum

(sŭm)

The result of adding numbers or quantities. The sum of 6 and 9, for example, is 15, and the sum of 4x and 5x is 9x.

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Sum

 a quantity of money; a number of things; a host; an assembly.

Examples: sum of conceits, 1576; of facts, 1840; of gold, 1375; of happiness, 1772; of malt, 1528; of men, 1450; of misery, 1827; of silver, 1596; of soldiers, 1400; of Muscovado sugar, 1680; of tobacco, 1872; of treasure, 1300.

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sum

Past participle: summed
Gerund: summing

Imperative

sum

sum

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sum - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" amount, amount of money, sum of money gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating receipts, revenue, gross - the entire amount of income before any deductions are made cash surrender value - the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured contribution - an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" deductible - (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax) defalcation - the sum of money that is misappropriated red ink, red, loss - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company figure - an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested" coverage, insurance coverage - the total amount and type of insurance carried cash advance, advance - an amount paid before it is earned paysheet, payroll - the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll" peanuts - an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; "her salary is peanuts compared to his" purse - a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses" purse - a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
	2.	sum - a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers total, amount quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable grand total - the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers subtotal - the sum of part of a group of numbers
	3.	sum - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" sum total, summation aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole congeries, conglomeration, aggregate - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
	4.	sum - 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" essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, gist, kernel, nub, meat, core, marrow, heart, center, centre cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
	5.	sum - the whole amount       aggregate, total, totality whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
	6.	sum - 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" join, union set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" direct sum - a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets
Verb	1.	sum - be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" summarise, summarize, sum up sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
	2.	sum - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, total, add up, sum up, tally, add add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"

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sum

noun

1. amount, quantity, volume Large sums of money were lost.

2. calculation, figures, arithmetic, problem, numbers, reckonings, mathematics, maths (Brit. informal), tally, math (U.S. informal), arithmetical problem I can't do my sums.

3. total, aggregate, tally, entirety, sum total The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.

4. totality, whole, aggregate, entirety, beginning and end, summation The sum of evidence points to the crime resting on them.

in sum in brief, in short, in a word, in a nutshell It is a situation, in sum, devoid of logic.

sum something or someone up size up, estimate (informal), get the measure of, form an opinion of My mother probably summed her up better than I ever could.

sum something up summarize, express concisely, express pithily, express in a word He summed his weakness up in one word: 'Disastrous.'

sum up summarize, review, recapitulate, close, conclude, put something in a nutshell When the judge summed up it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict.

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sum

noun

1. A number or quantity obtained as a result of addition:

aggregate, amount, summation, sum total, total, totality.

Archaic: tale.

2. An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back:

aggregate, all, entirety, everything, gross, total, totality, whole.

Informal: work (used in plural).

Idioms: everything but the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax.

3. An organized array of individual elements and parts forming and working as a unit:

entity, integral, system, totality, whole.

4. A condensation of the essential or main points of something:

recapitulation, rundown, run-through, summary, summation, summing-up, wrap-up.

Informal: recap.

verb

To combine (figures) to form a sum.Also used with up:

add (up), cast, foot (up), tot (up), total, totalize.

phrasal verb
sum up

To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of:

abstract, epitomize, go over, recapitulate, review, run down, run through, summarize, synopsize, wrap up.

Informal: recap.

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Translations

كَمِّيَّهمَبْلَغمَجموعمَسْأَلَةٌ حِسَابِيَّةمَسْأَلَه حِسابِيَّه

součetsumavýpočetobnospočty

sumbeløbregnestykke

SummesummierenRechnen

άθροισμααθροίζωποσό

sumacantidadcuentaproblema de aritméticaadición

summalaskutehtävä

sommesommeradditionnercalculproblème

סכום

zbroj

számtanpélda

reikningsdæmi; samlagningardæmisummaupphæî

sommasomma di denarosommaresommariototale

合計計算

합계

aritmetikos skaičiavimasaritmetikos uždavinysbendra suma

matemātikas uzdevumssumma

som

regnestykkesumpengesum

obliczeniesuma

somasomar

сумма

počty

povzetiseštevekvsota

summasummeraadderabeloppkärna

การคำนวณผลรวม

toplamtoplamakaritmetikmiktar

tổngtổng số

和总和总数算术运算金额

sum

[sʌm] N

1. (= piece of arithmetic) → suma f, adición f
I was very bad at sums → era muy malo en aritmética
to do one's sums → hacer cuentas
to do sums in one's head → hacer un cálculo mental

2. (= total) → suma f, total m; (= amount of money) → suma f, importe m
in sum → en suma, en resumen
more/greater than the sum of its parts → más que la suma de las partes
sum total → total m (completo)
the sum total of my ambitions is → la meta de mis ambiciones es ..., lo único que ambiciono es ...
that was the sum (total) of his achievements → y de allí no pasó
see also lump

sum up

A. VI + ADV (= summarize) → resumir; [judge] → recapitular
to sum up, I would say → en resumidas cuentas, yo diría

B. VT + ADV

1. (= summarize) [+ speech, facts, argument] → resumir
you could sum up what he said in a couple of words → se podría resumir lo que dijo en dos palabras
to sum up an argument → resumir un argumento

2. (= encapsulate) → resumir
that picture summed up the situation for me → esa fotografía resumió la situación para mí or captaba la situación en un solo trazo

3. (= assess) [+ person] → calar; [+ situation] → evaluar
they had summed him up and liked what they found → lo habían calado y les había agradado lo que descubrieron
he summed up the situation quickly → se dio cuenta rápidamente de la situación

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sum

[ˈsʊm] n

[money] → somme f
Large sums of money were lost → De grosses sommes d'argents furent perdues.

(= calculation) → calcul m
She's good at sums → Elle est bonne en calcul.

(= total of added numbers) → somme f
The sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees → La somme de les angles d'un triangle fait 180 degrés.

(= total) [achievements, experience, evidence] → somme f

sum up

vt sep

(= summarize) → résumer

(= size up) [+ person, situation] → cerner

vi → résumer

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sum

n

(= total) → Summe f; that was the sum (total) of his achievements → das war alles, was er geschafft hatte; the sum total of my ambitions → das Ziel meiner Wünsche

(of money) → Betrag m, → Summe f

(esp Brit: = calculation) → Rechenaufgabe f; to do sums (in one’s head) → (im Kopf) rechnen; I was bad at sums → ich war schlecht im Rechnen

(form: = essence) in sum → mit einem Wort, zusammengefasst

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sum

[sʌm] n (piece of arithmetic) → somma, addizione f; (amount of money) → somma
the sum of 6 and 4 is 10 → 6 più 4 fa 10
that is the sum (total) of his achievements → questo è tutto quello che ha fatto

sum up

1. vt + adv (review) → riassumere, ricapitolare; (evaluate rapidly) → valutare, giudicare
to sum up an argument → riassumere una discussione
she quickly summed him up → capì subito che tipo era
he summed up the situation quickly → valutò subito la situazione

2. vi + adv → riassumere
to sum up ... → per riassumere..., riassumendo...

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sum

(sam) noun

1. the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together. The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54. som مَجموع сбор soma součet die Summe sum άθροισμαsuma summa حاصل جمع summa sommeסכום योग, योगफल, जोड़ zbroj összeg jumlah summa somma 合計 함계 suma summa hasil tambah somsumsuma د جمعی حاصل soma sumă, total сумма; итог súčet vsota suma summa จำนวนรวม toplam 和，總數 сума; підсумок میزان tổng số, tổng 和，总数

2. a quantity of money. It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool. hoeveelheid كَمِّيَّه сума soma suma die Summe beløb χρηματικό ποσό suma raha(hulk) سرجمع määrä sommeסכום रकम, धनराशि iznos, svota összeg banyaknya uang upphæð somma 額 금액 suma summa jumlah bedragpengesum, beløp ilość pieniędzy, suma د ټولو جمع یا مجموعه soma sumă (de bani) сумма suma znesek suma [penning]summa จำนวนเงิน miktar 金額 сума; кількість مبلغ số tiền 金额

3. a problem in arithmetic. My children are better at sums than I am. wiskunde مَسْأَلَه حِسابِيَّه пресмятане aritmética počty das Rechnen regnestykke μαθηματικό πρόβλημα problema de aritmética, cálculo, cuentas arvutusülesanne محاسبه laskenta problème d'arithmétique תַּרגִיל בְּחֶשבּוֹן गणित का प्रश्न računski zadatak, računanje számtanpélda penjumlahan reikningsdæmi; samlagningardæmi aritmetica 算数の問題 계산 aritmetika, aritmetikos skaičiavimas/uždavinys matemātikas uzdevums kira-kira somregnestykke, regningsłupek محاسبه aritmética problemă de aritmetică арифметическая задача počty seštevanje računski zadatak matematik[uppgift] ปัญหาทางคณิตศาสตร์ aritmetik 算術(題的)運算 арифметична задача حساب کا سوال bài toán số học 算术（题的）运算

sum total

the complete or final total. The sum total of the damage cannot be calculated. somtotaal مَجْموع كُلّي، حاصِل الجَمِع общ сбор soma final celkový úhrn der Gesamtbetrag totalbeløb συνολικός suma total lõppsumma مجموع yhteissumma somme totale סְכוּם כּוֹלֵל कुल योग ukupno, ukupna svota végösszeg jumlah keseluruhan heildarupphæð totale, importo 総計 총계 bendra suma kopējā summa jumlah totaalendelig sum, totalsum suma ogólna مجموع soma final sumă totală общая сумма celkový súčet, súhrn skupna vsota ukupni iznos slut-, totalsumma ผลลัพธ์ genel toplam 總和 загальна сума کل میزان toàn bộ 总和

sum up – past tense, past participle summed – verb

to give the main or important points of. He summed up the various proposals. opsom يُلَخِّص обобщавам resumir shrnout zusammenzählen opsummere συνοψίζωresumir kokkuvõtet tegema جمع بندي كردن tehdä yhteenveto résumer לְסַכֵּם समझना, समझ लेना ukratko izložiti, rezimirati összegez menyimpulkan taka saman riassumere 要約する 요약하다 apibendrinti summēt; apkopot membuat rumusan samenvattenoppsummerezreasumować, podsumować جمع بندی کول resumir a rezuma подводить итог zhrnúť povzeti sumirati summera, sammanfatta สรุป özetlemek 總結(一下) підсумовувати, підбивати підсумки حاصل ہونا tóm tắt, tổng kết 总结（一下）

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sum

→ مَبْلَغ, مَسْأَلَةٌ حِسَابِيَّة obnos, výpočet sum Summe άθροισμα, ποσό cuenta, suma laskutehtävä, summa problème, somme zbroj somma 合計, 計算 합계 som regnestykke, sum obliczenie, suma soma сумма summa การคำนวณ, ผลรวม toplam, toplamak tổng, tổng số 和, 总和

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