SUM

SUM 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 5 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a quantity of money
  2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
  3. the final aggregate
  4. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

💬 Examples

  • "he borrowed a large sum"
  • "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
  • "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
  • "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
verb
  1. be a summary of
  2. determine the sum of

💬 Examples

  • "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
  • "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
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