the sum of
idiom
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.
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In a most extreme case study, there’s an argument in the market that the sum of Alphabet’s different businesses — mainly Search, YouTube, and Google Cloud — are worth more than the current stock price.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Use single queries requesting feedback scores on a scale of 1-10, then divide the sum of those CSAT scores per 1,000.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This is the sum of all fears for venture capitalists.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
McCabe then granted Herzfeld’s request that the court order the two protest leaders who had filed the petitions against Herzfeld to pay the sum of $181,526 in attorneys’ fees and costs.
—Steven Lieberman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Use single queries requesting feedback scores on a scale of 1-10, then divide the sum of those CSAT scores per 1,000.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This is the sum of all fears for venture capitalists.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
McCabe then granted Herzfeld’s request that the court order the two protest leaders who had filed the petitions against Herzfeld to pay the sum of $181,526 in attorneys’ fees and costs.
—Steven Lieberman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the sum of
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“The sum of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20sum%20of. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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