Definition of sum - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"

Noun

a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

Noun

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

Noun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

Noun

the whole amount

Noun

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"

Verb

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

Verb

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

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Synonyms

add add together add up aggregate amount amount of money center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness join kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum of money sum total sum up summarise summarize summate summation tally tot tot up total totality tote up union

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More General Terms

accumulation aggregation assemblage assets cognitive content collection content count enumerate mental object number numerate quantity say set state tell unit whole

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More Specific Terms

advance aggregate bare bones cash advance cash surrender value congeries conglomeration contribution coverage deductible defalcation direct sum figure gain grand total gross haecceity hypostasis insurance coverage loss payroll paysheet peanuts purse quiddity quintessence receipts red red ink revenue stuff subtotal

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