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- Dictionarysum/sʌm/
noun
- 1. a particular amount of money: "they could not afford such a sum" Similar
- 2. the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items: "the sum of two prime numbers" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. find the sum of (two or more amounts): "if we sum these equations we obtain X"
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SUM definition: 1. an amount of money: 2. the whole number or amount when two or more numbers or amounts have been…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUM is an indefinite or specified amount of money. How to use sum in a sentence.
an indefinite amount or quantity, especially of money: to lend small sums. a series of numbers or quantities to be added up. an arithmetical problem to be solved, or such a problem worked out and having the various steps shown. the full amount, or the whole. the substance or gist of a matter, comprehensively or broadly viewed or expressed:
sum noun [C] (TOTAL) the total amount that you get when you add two or more numbers together: The sum of six and seven is thirteen. See also. lump sum. (Definition of sum from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
In mathematics, the sum of two numbers is the number that is obtained when they are added together. The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. [ + of ]
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.
When you sum something up, you focus on all of its important points. The word sum can also refer to a certain amount of money. A new car might cost you a huge sum of money.
Definition of sum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sum definition: the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition. See examples of SUM used in a sentence.
a calculation, especially a simple one, using such processes as adding, taking away, multiplying, or dividing: do a sum I remember how much I hated doing sums when I was at school. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idioms. get/have your sums right/wrong.
