- ˌsum sb/sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
if something sums someone or something up, it shows exactly what they are like
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ˌsum sb/sth ˈup
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the princely sum of sth — ► used in a humorous way to refer to an unexpectedly small amount of money: »The book was first published in the UK in 1972 for the princely sum of 40p. Main Entry: ↑sum … Financial and business terms
sum — sum1 W2S3 [sʌm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2 the sum of something 3 greater/more/better etc than the sum of its parts 4¦(calculation)¦ 5 do your sums 6 in sum ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: summe, from Latin s … Dictionary of contemporary English
sum — ▪ I. sum sum 1 [sʌm] noun [countable] 1. an amount of money: • Large sums of money are spent on advertising campaigns. • The company was sold for a sum estimated at $2.3 billion. ˌcapital ˈsum 1 … Financial and business terms
sum*/*/ — [sʌm] noun [C] I 1) an amount of money We already spend large sums of money on advertising.[/ex] The painting was sold for the sum of £1.3 million.[/ex] 2) British a simple calculation 3) a total amount made by adding several numbers or amounts… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sum total — UK US noun [S] ► the whole of something after all the different features or parts that it consists of are taken into account: the sum total of sth »GDP can be defined as the sum total of the goods and services produced nationally. ► a total… … Financial and business terms
sum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount of money ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, generous, good, great, handsome, hefty, high, large, not inconsiderable (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
sum — 1 /sVm/ noun 1 MONEY (C) an amount of money: a large/small sum (of): Sid was left a large sum of money by his aunt. | for the sum of: It was mine for the sum of 20. see also: lump sum, princely sum princely (1) 2 the sum of the total produced… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sum total — noun the final aggregate the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered • Syn: ↑sum, ↑summation • Derivationally related forms: ↑summational (for: ↑summation), ↑sum … Useful english dictionary
sum sth up — UK US sum (sth) up Phrasal Verb with sum({{}}/sʌm/ verb ( mm ) ► [I or T] to describe in a few words the most important ideas or facts in a report, discussion, etc.: »Our slogan: Big Goals, Big Dreams, Big Vision pretty much sums us up … Financial and business terms
sum up — UK US sum (sth) up Phrasal Verb with sum({{}}/sʌm/ verb ( mm ) ► [I or T] to describe in a few words the most important ideas or facts in a report, discussion, etc.: »Our slogan: Big Goals, Big Dreams, Big Vision pretty much sums us up … Financial and business terms
