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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Reframing The Value Of Collaboration No one person has all the answers, but together, teams can form a mosaic of expertise far greater than the sum of its parts.
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Hunter McMahon, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Adopting all of them will reduce spending by less than the sum of each pursued alone.)
Establish a national work requirement for adults without disabilities and without young children (~$100 billion).
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Riley was also ordered to pay restitution for the sum of $105,513 and sentenced to three years of supervision following her release.
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Shipments from all major exporters are lower so far this crop year, with deliveries from Brazil down -45 percent, those from the U.S. down -73 percent, those from Australia down -7 percent, and the sum of deliveries from all other sources down -70 percent.
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Hunter McMahon, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Adopting all of them will reduce spending by less than the sum of each pursued alone.)
Establish a national work requirement for adults without disabilities and without young children (~$100 billion).
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Riley was also ordered to pay restitution for the sum of $105,513 and sentenced to three years of supervision following her release.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
Shipments from all major exporters are lower so far this crop year, with deliveries from Brazil down -45 percent, those from the U.S. down -73 percent, those from Australia down -7 percent, and the sum of deliveries from all other sources down -70 percent.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2025
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