sum
sum
(sŭm) noun
Mathematics.
1.
a. An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers. b. An arithmetic problem: a child good at sums.
2. The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate: the sum of the team's combined experience.
3. An amount of money: paid an enormous sum.
4. A summary: my view of the world, in sum.
5. The central idea or point; the gist.
verb
, transitive
summed, summing, sums
1.
Mathematics. To add.
2. To give a summary of; summarize.
phrasal verb.
sum up
1.
To present the substance of (material) in a condensed form; summarize: sum up the day's news; concluded the lecture by summing up.
2.
To describe or assess concisely: an epithet that sums up my feelings.
[Middle English summe, from Old French, from Latin summa from feminine of summus, highest.]