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Sum
01
a total of money, typically owed in a financial transaction
Example
The sum owed on the invoice amounted to $ 500.
After adding up all the expenses, the total sum came to $ 1000.
02
the whole amount of numbers added together
Example
The sum of 5, 6, and 7 is 18.
She calculated the sum of the prices of all the items in her shopping cart.
03
the whole amount
04
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
05
the final aggregate
06
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
to sum
01
to calculate the total of two or more numbers or quantities by adding them together
Transitive: to sum two or more numbers
Example
To sum 3 and 5, you add them together to get 8.
When you sum 10, 20, and 30, the total is 60.
02
to provide a brief overview or conclusion
Transitive: to sum sth
Example
The article sums the key points of the debate.
He will sum the project ’s results in his presentation.
