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

Her $10 on Bryce and Trinity was less about earning a large lump sum and more about getting heavily invested in the show. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

No minimum deposit required to open an account, so you can get started without needing a lump sum upfront. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 July 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, 4 July 2026

Instead of paying him in a lump sum, the Mets agreed to defer the payments until 2011—and pay interest. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for lump sum

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