Sum Definition
sŭm
summed, summing, sums
noun
sums
The whole amount; totality; aggregate.
The sum of our experience.
Webster's New World
The result obtained by adding numbers or quantities; total.
Webster's New World
An amount of money.
A sum paid in reparation.
Webster's New World
The gist or a summary of something said, done, etc.
Webster's New World
A series of numbers to be added together, or any problem in arithmetic.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
verb
summed, summing, sums
To determine the sum of by adding.
Webster's New World
To add.
American Heritage
To get, or come to, a total.
Webster's New World
To summarize or review briefly; sum up.
Webster's New World
To add together.
Wiktionary
affix
Webster's New World
idiom
in sum
- to put it briefly; in short
Webster's New World
sum up
- to add up or collect into a whole or total
- to review briefly; summarize
Webster's New World
Origin of Sum
-
From the Kazakh сом (som), the Kyrgyz сом (som), the Uyghur سوم (som), and the Uzbek soÊ»m, all of which have the core signification “pure", used in elliptical reference to historical coins of pure gold.
From Wiktionary
-
Middle English summe from Old French from Latin summa from feminine of summus highest uper in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
Middle English summe, from Old French, from Latin summa, feminine of summus (“highest").
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to sum using the buttons below.