lump sum

noun

: an amount of money that is paid at one time : a single sum of money

The bonus is paid out in a lump sum.

take their winnings as a lump-sum payment

Examples of lump sum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Debt settlement, for example, involves negotiating directly with creditors to pay a lump sum that's less than the full amount owed. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

The horizontal bar chart shows Navy Exchange's annual morale, welfare and recreation dividend, as a lump sum, from FY 2009 through FY 2024. —Gabrielle Fonrouge,ryan Baker, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026

Winners of the Millionaire for Life top prize of $1,000,000 a year for life and second prize of $100,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment. —Staff Reports, The Providence Journal, 8 Apr. 2026

For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap. —Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for lump sum

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum
• come