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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