sum (n.)

  1. 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 ]

  2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

    [ Syn: amount , total ]

  3. the final aggregate; the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered

    [ Syn: summation , sum total ]

  4. 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 ]

  5. the whole amount

    [ Syn: total , totality , aggregate ]

  6. 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

    [ Syn: union , join ]

    sum (v.)

  1. be a summary of; The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper

    [ Syn: summarize , summarise , sum up ]

  2. determine the sum of; Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

    [ Syn: total , tot , tot up , sum up , summate , tote up , add , add together , tally , add up ]

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