Sum | Mean of sum in English Dictionary
/ˈsʌm/
- Noun
- an amount of money
- They spent large/considerable sums (of money) repairing the house.
- We donated a small sum (of money) to the charity.
- The sellers were asking for a modest sum.
- I paid the sum of $500.
- the result of adding two or more numbers together
- The sum of 5 and 7 is 12.
- a simple problem in mathematics
- schoolchildren doing sums
- the whole amount of something
- Working odd summer jobs has been the sum of my experience so far. [=has been all the experience I've had so far]
- as a brief statement of the most important information in a piece of writing or speech
- In sum [=in summary], we need a better public health-care system.
- in a few words
- The movie was, in sum [=in short], entertaining as well as educational.
- the general or basic meaning of something said or written
- What is the sum and substance [=gist] of the argument?
- Verb
- to tell (information) again using fewer words
- I would like to take a moment to sum up the facts that I presented earlier.
- She sums up the main arguments of the essay in the final paragraph.
- The judge summed up the evidence in his speech to the jury.
- To sum up, we need a better public health-care system.
- to describe or show the most important parts or qualities of (someone or something) in a brief or simple way
- The article nicely sums up her career.
- That picture sums him up perfectly. [=that picture perfectly shows what kind of person he is]
- to describe (someone or something) using few words
- The solution to the landfill problem can be summed up in one word: recycling.
- The word “lazy” sums him up pretty well.
- “So, you don't want to go because you think it will be boring?” “That just about sums it up.”