sum
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregationA quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
» A thousand dollars is a large sum.
Tausend Dollar sind eine große Summe.
Тысяча долларов — это большая сумма.
Тысяча долларов - большая сумма.
Тисяча доларів - це велика сума.
Тисяча доларів — велика сума.
Meaning
10 sensesA quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.
Summe
су́ммаsúmma
су́маsúma
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
(often, plural)An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky.
зада́чаzadáča
A quantity of money.
a tidy sum
the sum of forty pounds
Summe
су́ммаsúmma
a quantity of money
A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance.
This is the sum of all the evidence in the case.
This is the sum and substance of his objections.
A central idea or point; gist.
сутьsutʹ
(literary, rare)The utmost degree; the greatest or most perfect realization (of some concept).
The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
сомsom
The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
сумsum
A type of administrative district used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. In Mongolia, a sum is smaller than a province. In China, it is only used in Inner Mongolia, where it is equivalent to a township.
(obsolete)An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.
Examples
192 sentencesA thousand dollars is a large sum.
Тисяча доларів - це велика сума.
ruТысяча долларов — это большая сумма.
deTausend Dollar sind eine große Summe.
I've never had such a large sum of money.
Я ніколи не мав такої великої суми грошей.
ruУ меня никогда не было такой большой суммы денег.
deIch habe noch nie über so viel Geld verfügt.
Every even number is the sum of two primes.
Довільне парне число є сумою двох простих.
ruКаждое чётное число является суммой двух простых.
deJede gerade Zahl ist die Summe zweier Primzahlen.
Tom won a large sum of money.
ruТом выиграл крупную сумму денег.
A large sum of money was stolen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English summe, from Old French summe, from Latin summa (“highest point; sum”),From Middle English summe, from Old French summe, from Latin summa (“highest point; sum”), from summus (“highest”).
Borrowed from Kazakh сом (som), Kyrgyz сом (som), Uyghur سوم (som), and Uzbek soʻm, all of which have the core signification “pure”, used in elliptical reference to historical coins of pure gold.
From Mongolian сум (sum), from Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru, “a large arrow, militia company, district”). Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”).
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Forms
plural: sums / sumySynonyms
76 synonyms- the whole amount:totaltotalityaggregate
- a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers:amounttotal
- the final aggregate:summationsum total
- a quantity of money:sum of moneyamountamount of money
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets:unionjoin
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheart
Word family
33 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
Collocations
4 patterns- sum of money
- large sum of
- a large sum
- large sum