sum (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *sum*:
NOUN	possession	sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money	a quantity of money
cognition	sum, amount, total	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
group	sum, summation, sum total	the final aggregate
cognition	sum, kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
artifact	sum, total, totality, aggregate	the whole amount
group	sum, union, join	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
VERB	stative	sum, summarize, summarise, sum up	be a summary of
communication	sum, total, tot, tot up, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up	determine the sum of

sum > pronunciation
Sounds	sah'm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *sum*: 8 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A quantity of money.
Example	"he borrowed a large sum"
Synonyms	sum of money, amount, amount of money
Narrower	advance, cash advance	An amount paid before it is earned
	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
	coverage, insurance coverage	The total amount and type of insurance carried
	deductible	(taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
	defalcation	The sum of money that is misappropriated
	figure	An amount of money expressed numerically
	gain	The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
	gross, revenue, receipts	The entire amount of income before any deductions are made
	loss, red ink, red	The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
	payroll, paysheet	The total amount of money paid in wages
	peanuts	An insignificant sum of money
	purse	A sum of money offered as a prize
	purse	A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
Broader	assets	Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
Spanish	cantidad, importe, monto, suma
Catalan	import, quantitat, suma

English > *sum*: 8 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers.
Synonyms	amount, total
Narrower	grand total	The sum of the sums of several groups of numbers
Narrower	subtotal	The sum of part of a group of numbers
Broader	quantity	The concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
Spanish	adición, cantidad, monta, montante, monto, suma, total
Catalan	quantitat, suma, total
Verbs	sum, summate	determine the sum of

English > *sum*: 8 senses > noun 3, group
Meaning	The final aggregate.
Example	"the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
Synonyms	summation, sum total
Narrower	aggregate, congeries, conglomeration	A sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Broader	collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage	Several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Spanish	suma, sumatorio, suma total, total
Catalan	suma, suma total
Verbs	sum, summate	determine the sum of
Verbs	summate	form or constitute a cumulative effect

English > *sum*: 8 senses > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
Synonyms	kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty
Narrower	bare bones	(plural) the most basic facts or elements
	hypostasis	(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
	quiddity, haecceity	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
Broader	content, cognitive content, mental object	The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Spanish	centro, corazón, enjundia, esencia, médula, meollo, núcleo, quid, sustancia
Catalan	bessó, centre, cor, essència, nucli, quid, substància
Verbs	summate	form or constitute a cumulative effect

English > *sum*: 8 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	The whole amount.
Synonyms	total, totality, aggregate
Broader	whole, unit	An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Spanish	suma, totalidad, total
Catalan	suma, totalitat, total
Verbs	sum, summate	determine the sum of

English > *sum*: 8 senses > noun 6, group
Meaning	A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.
Synonyms	union, join
Narrower	direct sum	A union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets
Broader	set	A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
Spanish	union, unión

English > *sum*: 8 senses > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Be a summary of.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
Synonyms	summarize, summarise, sum up
Broader	state, say, tell	Express in words / words
Similar to	sum up, summarize, summarise, resume	Give a summary (of)
Spanish	resumir
Catalan	resumir
Nouns	summation	a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

English > *sum*: 8 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Determine the sum of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	total, tot, tot up, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
Broader	count, number, enumerate, numerate	Determine the number or amount of
Similar to	add, add together	make an addition by combining numbers
Spanish	agregar, sumar
Catalan	addicionar, agregar, sumar
Nouns	sum	the whole amount
	sum	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
	sum	the final aggregate
	summation	the arithmetic operation of summing

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