sum

  • noun 1 a particular amount of money. 2 the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers or amounts. 3 an arithmetical problem, especially at an elementary level.

  • verb (summed, summing) (sum up) 1 concisely describe the nature or character of. 2 summarize briefly. 3 Law (of a judge) review the evidence at the end of a case, and direct the jury regarding points of law.

  — PHRASES in sum to sum up.

  — ORIGIN Latin summa ‘main part, sum total’, from summus ‘highest’.

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