English dictionary

sum

/s/@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a quantity of money

noun.possession

Examples
He borrowed a large sum.

Synonyms amount amount of money sum of money

Source: WordNet 3.0
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

noun.cognition

Synonyms amount total

Source: WordNet 3.0
the final aggregate

noun.group

Examples
The sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered.

Synonyms sum total summation

Source: WordNet 3.0
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

noun.cognition

Synonyms center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance

Source: WordNet 3.0
the whole amount

noun.artifact

Synonyms aggregate total totality

Source: WordNet 3.0
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

noun.group

Synonyms join union

Source: WordNet 3.0
The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; as, the <i>sum</i> of 5 and 7 is 12.

noun

Source: webster1913

be a summary of

verb.stative

Examples
The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper.

Synonyms sum up summarise summarize

Source: WordNet 3.0
determine the sum of

verb.communication

Synonyms add add together add up sum up summate tally tot tot up total tote up

Source: WordNet 3.0
To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with <i>up</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913