sum
 I. sum1 (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. [Middle English summe, from Old French, from Latin summa, from feminine of summus, highest. See uper in Indo-European Roots.] II. sum2 (so͞om)n. pl. sum
See table at currency. [Uzbek sŭm, from Chuvash sum, som, payment. See som.]
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