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sum

/səm/

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verb
determine the sum of
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add add together add up sum up summate tally tot tot up total tote up

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count enumerate number numerate
verb
be a summary of
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"The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

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sum up summarise summarize

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say state tell
noun
the final aggregate
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"the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"

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sum total summation

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aggregation collection assemblage accumulation
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a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
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join union

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set
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the whole amount
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aggregate total totality

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unit whole
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a quantity of money
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"he borrowed a large sum"

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amount amount of money sum of money

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assets
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a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
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amount total

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quantity
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance

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mental object content cognitive content

Examples of sum

"The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
"the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
"he borrowed a large sum"