American Dictionary
Definition sum in American English
sum
noun
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[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/sʌm/
1
an amount of money
Example
He was fined a sum of $1,000.
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Companies are prepared to pay substantial sums for the use of our facilities.
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We already spend large sums of money on advertising.
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2
a simple calculation. To do a sum is to calculate something.
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The total area was calculated as the sum of all the individual areas in the plan.
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