sum

Noun

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
  • let C be the union of the sets A and B
    

• the whole amount

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  • the gist of the prosecutor's argument
    
  • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
    
  • the nub of the story
    

• the final aggregate
  • the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
    

• a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

• a quantity of money
  • he borrowed a large sum
    
  • the amount he had in cash was insufficient
    

Verb

• determine the sum of
  • Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
    

• be a summary of
  • The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  union , join , total , totality , aggregate , kernel , substance , core , center , centre , essence , gist , heart , heart and soul , inwardness , summation , sum total , amount , sum of money , amount of money , summarize , summarise , sum up