Definition of Sum

Noun

  • a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
    "let C be the union of the sets A and B"
  • the whole amount
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
    "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
    "the nub of the story"
    - heart and soul - nitty gritty
  • the final aggregate
    "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
    - sum total
  • a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
  • a quantity of money
    "he borrowed a large sum"
    "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
    - sum of money - amount of money

Verb

  • determine the sum of
    "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
    - tot up - sum up - tote up - add together - add up
  • be a summary of
    "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
    - sum up
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Unscramble sum

7 unscramble word found using the letters sum.

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