Sum

/sʌm/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items.

The sum of 3 and 5 is 8.

A particular amount of money.

He received a large sum for his artwork.

The whole amount; the total aspect of something.

In sum, the project has been successful.

verb

To calculate the total of two or more numbers.

Please sum all the expenses for the month.

To include or comprise; to add up.

The committee's recommendations sum up to a comprehensive plan.

Middle English, from Latin 'summa', meaning 'the whole'.

sum it up

To summarize or give the main points.

sum of the parts

The total amount when separate elements are added together.

make sense of the sum

To understand the overall result or conclusion.

addition

The process of calculating the total of two or more numbers.

subtotal

An intermediate total before final additions are made.

total

The final amount obtained by adding.

A large quantity of money.

He made a sum that was enough to buy a car.

Getting the gist of something.

I didn't catch all the details, but I got the sum of it.