sum

Definition

  • noun: an amount of money
  • noun: an indefinite or specified amount of money
  • verb: to calculate the sum of
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: compendium, height, completion

Examples

  • Working odd summer jobs has been 'the sum of' my experience so far. [=has been all the experience I've had so far]

  • That picture 'sums' him 'up' perfectly. [=that picture perfectly shows what kind of person he is]

  • “So, you don't want to go because you think it will be boring?” “That just about 'sums it up'.”

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Thank you. I'm in Reno. If you were here, we could get divorced again. Anyway, I... I'm still alive. And that's all my news. And the sum total of what I've learned on my hike. Okay. Bye. Hi. I'm Cheryl. I'm an unaccompanied female hitchhiker. Would it be okay if I got into your car (..)
    2014 Wild