Meaning

10 senses
  1. A 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

  2. (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

  3. A quantity of money.

    a tidy sum

    the sum of forty pounds

    Summe

    су́ммаsúmma

    a quantity of money

  4. 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.

  5. A central idea or point; gist.

    сутьsutʹ

  6. (literary, rare)The utmost degree; the greatest or most perfect realization (of some concept).

  7. The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.

    сомsom

  8. The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.

    сумsum

  9. 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.

  10. (obsolete)An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.

Examples

192 sentences
  1. A thousand dollars is a large sum.

    Тисяча доларів - це велика сума.

    ruТысяча долларов — это большая сумма.

    deTausend Dollar sind eine große Summe.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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.

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  4. Tom won a large sum of money.

    ruТом выиграл крупную сумму денег.

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  5. A large sum of money was stolen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
quantity obtained by addition or aggregation:
basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan:
Русский
By meaning 4
quantity obtained by addition or aggregation:
arithmetic problem:
central idea or point:
basic unit of money in Uzbekistan:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quantity obtained by addition or aggregation:

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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