Sum

/sʌm/

noun

  1. A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

    The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.

  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.

  3. A quantity of money.

    a tidy sum

Synonyms: calculation, computation, center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart

verb

  1. To add together.

  2. To give a summary of.

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

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