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Synonyms
sum1 (sŭm)

[Middle English summe, from Old French, from Latin summa from feminine of summus, highest.]

noun 

  1. Mathematics
    1. An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers.
    2. 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.

transitive verb: summed, sum·ming, sums. 

  1. Mathematics To add.
  2. To give a summary of; summarize.

phrasal verbs

sum up
To present the substance of (material) in a condensed form; summarize: sum up the day's news; concluded the lecture by summing up.
To describe or assess concisely: an epithet that sums up my feelings.