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When you determine the sum, you add up all the numbers. When you sum something up, you focus on all of its important points.

The word sum can also refer to a certain amount of money. A new car might cost you a huge sum of money. But if you sum or add up all its benefits, you might be able to justify spending so much. You calculate the total on a restaurant bill when you sum up the prices of everything you ordered. Sum doesn't have to refer strictly to numbers. When you sum something up, you're giving an overview or general statement about it.

DEFINITIONS OF: sum

n a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

Synonyms:: amount, total

Types:: grand total
the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers; subtotal
the sum of part of a group of numbers

Type of:: quantity
the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

n a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

Synonyms:: join, union

Types:: direct sum
a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets

Type of:: set
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

n the whole amount

Synonyms:: aggregate, total, totality

Type of:: unit, whole
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

n the final aggregate

“the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”

Synonyms:: sum total, summation

Types:: aggregate, congeries, conglomeration
a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

Type of:: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole

n a quantity of money

“he borrowed a large sum”

Synonyms:: amount, amount of money, sum of money

Types:: show 20 types...; hide 20 types...; gain
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating; gross, receipts, revenue
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made; cash surrender value
the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured; contribution
an amount of money contributed; deductible
(taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax); defalcation
the sum of money that is misappropriated; loss, red, red ink
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; figure
an amount of money expressed numerically; coverage, insurance coverage
the total amount and type of insurance carried; advance, cash advance
an amount paid before it is earned; payroll, paysheet
the total amount of money paid in wages; peanuts
an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; purse
a sum of money offered as a prize; purse
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; financial gain
the amount of monetary gain; box office
total admission receipts for an entertainment; gate
total admission receipts at a sports event; paper profit
an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price; paper loss
an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost; squeeze
a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer

Type of:: assets
anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Synonyms:: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; bare bones
(plural) the most basic facts or elements; hypostasis
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality; haecceity, quiddity
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other; quintessence
the purest and most concentrated essence of something; stuff
a critically important or characteristic component

Type of:: cognitive content, content, mental object
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

v determine the sum of

Synonyms:: add, add together, add up, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up

: add, add together
make an addition by combining numbers

Type of:: count, enumerate, number, numerate
determine the number or amount of

v be a summary of

Synonyms:: sum up, summarise, summarize

: resume, sum up, summarise, summarize
give a summary (of)

Type of:: say, state, tell
express in words

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