Translation
sum, amount
Word origin
From Latin summa ('the total'), from summus ('highest'), because Roman accountants wrote the total at the top of the column. English sum, summary and summit share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- summa
- English cognates
- sum, summary, summit
Examples
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They paid a large sum for the house.
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The sum of two and three is five.
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She saved a small amount every month.
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