a quantity of money; he borrowed a large sum; the amount he had in cash was insufficient
[ Syn: sum of money , amount , amount of money ]
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
the final aggregate; the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the gist of the prosecutors argument; the heart and soul of the Republican Party; the nub of the story
[ Syn: kernel , substance , core , center , centre , essence , gist , heart , heart and soul , inwardness , marrow , meat , nub , pith , nitty-gritty ]
the whole amount
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