n.
- a particular amount of money.
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(the sum of)
the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers or amounts.
▸the total amount of something that exists.
- an arithmetical problem, especially at an elementary level.
v.
(sums, summing, summed)
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(sum someone/thing up)
concisely describe the nature or character of someone or something.
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(sum up)
summarize briefly.
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(sum up)
Law (of a judge) review the evidence at the end of a case, and direct the jury regarding points of law.
- technical find the sum of (two or more amounts).
Phrase
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. summa ‘main part, sum total’, fem. of summus ‘highest’.