English Explanatory Dictionary

sum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
  2. An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
  3. A quantity of money.
  4. A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance.
  5. A central idea or point; gist.
  6. The utmost degree; the greatest or most perfect realization (of some concept).
  7. An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.
verb
  1. To add together.
  2. To give a summary of.
noun
  1. The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
  2. The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
det
  1. Eye dialect spelling of some.
pron
  1. Pronunciation spelling of something.
noun
  1. A type of administrative district used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. In Mongolia, a sum is smaller than a province. In China, it is only used in Inner Mongolia, where it is equivalent to a township.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

sŭm /sʌm/ en-us-sum.ogg

Word forms

sum sums summing summed sumy som soum somon sumon sumu

Etymology

From Middle English summe, from Old French summe, from Latin summa (“highest point; sum”), from summus (“highest”).

Synonyms

sum total total totality calculation computation amount quantity of money sum of money compendium summation abridgment abstract bottom line conspectus digest epitome outline overview précis résumé summary synopsis the long and short tl;dr upshot bowels sum brass tacks core crux essence gist drift guts gravamen heart heart and soul heartstring heartstrings inwardness kernel marrow meat moral of the story nitty-gritty nub nuts and bolts pith punctum saliens quintessence soul spirit stuff substance tenor summit apex apogee crest crown

Related words

summand summary summation summative successor × = ÷ = Or sometimes = + = + +... = − = × ×... = log(base) = √ = choy sum dim sum

Derived words

Abel sum Appell-Lerch sum checksum digit sum direct sum formal sum in sum linear sum lump sum Murasugi sum negative-sum partial sum positive-sum princely sum Ramanujan's sum rank sum residual sum of squares Riemann sum ring sum normal form semisum sum and substance sum assured sumless summist sum of best sum of its parts sum of parts sumset sum-total sumtree sum-up sum up vector sum wedge sum zero-sum zero-sum game outsum oversum resum summability summable summate
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