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sum

US /sʌm/

noun Core · B1 Tài chính & ngân sách

Definition

a quantity of money

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The firm paid a large sum of money for the new building.

Word Family

NounNoun
sum gốc summation
VerbVerb
sum gốc summate
AdjectiveAdj
summational
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • totalthe whole amount
  • aggregatethe whole amount
  • amounta quantity of money

Collocations

  • Easy sum of money
    to sum of money, meaning to be a summary of
  • Medium lump sum payment
    to lump sum payment, meaning to put together indiscriminately
  • Hard sum total of liabilities
    to sum total of liabilities, meaning to be a summary of
  • Very Hard zero-sum game dynamics
    a collocation phrase: zero-sum game dynamics

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