noun
a quantity of money
Synonyms
sum of money
amount
amount of money
Examples
- he borrowed a large sum
- the amount he had in cash was insufficient
noun
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
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noun
the final aggregate
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Examples
- the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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Examples
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
noun
the whole amount
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noun
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
Synonyms
Examples
- let C be the union of the sets A and B
verb
be a summary of
Synonyms
Examples
- The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
verb
determine the sum of
Synonyms
Examples
- Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town