SUMS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a quantity of money

Example: he borrowed a large sum; the amount he had in cash was insufficient

Part of speech: Noun

the whole amount

Part of speech: Noun

a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

Part of speech: Noun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Example: the gist of the prosecutor's argument; the heart and soul of the Republican Party; the nub of the story

Part of speech: Noun

the final aggregate

Example: the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered

Part of speech: Noun

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

Example: let C be the union of the sets A and B

Part of speech: Verb

be a summary of

Example: The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper

Part of speech: Verb

determine the sum of

Example: Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

Summation, Amount of money, Substance, Sum of money, Sum total