the sum of

phrase

1

: an amount of (money)

I paid the sum of $500.

2

: the result of (adding two or more numbers together)

The sum of 5 and 7 is 12

3

: all there is of : the whole amount of

Working odd summer jobs has been the sum of my experience so far.

Examples of the sum of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

None agreed to pay the sum of roughly $5 billion that ULA’s owners were originally asking. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Like all great hotels, the Maria Cristina—which opened in 1912—is even more than the sum of its considerable parts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Yet the region remains less than the sum of its parts, argued Edward Au, southern region managing partner for Deloitte China, who joined Che on the panel. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026

Likewise, each of the matrices in our Galois representation of S3 has a number called a trace, which is the sum of its top left and bottom right elements. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the sum of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove