sum

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the final aggregate

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

2. 2
   noun

   a quantity of money

   They borrowed a large sum from the bank.

3. 3
   verb

   be a summary of

   The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper

4. 4
   noun

   A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

   The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.

5. 5
   noun

   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.

6. 6
   noun

   A quantity of money.

   a tidy sum

7. 7
   noun

   A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance.

   This is the sum of all the evidence in the case.

8. 8
   noun

   The utmost degree; the greatest or most perfect realization (of some concept).

   Thus I have told thee all my State, and brought / My Storie to the ſum of earthly bliſs[…]

Etymology

* As a Chinese surname: ** a pronunciation of 沈, see Shen. ** Also Romanized from 岑 (cén) based on the Cantonese pronunciation, see Cen. ** Variant Romanization of 覃, see Tan, Qin. * As a Cambodian/Khmer surname, from the name ស៊ុំ (sum), possibly from the Chinese above. * As a Slovene and Czech surname Šum, from šum (“noise”) or šum (“waterfall”), compare Shum. * As a Jewish surname, from Polish sum (“catfish”).