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1) a sum of money, amount, (regularly) allowed (allowance)

2) a sum of money paid yearly during a person's lifetime (annuity)

3) a sum of money kept by a low court so that a person can be out of prison until her or his trial (bail)

4) an act of claiming something; a sum of money demanded (claim)

5) an entry (in an account) of a sum owing (debit)

6) an amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small (deficit)

7) (a) large or sudden misfortune (e.g. a flood or fire, an earthquake, a serious defeat in war, the loss of a large sum of money) (disaster)

8) (of weather) bright; clear; not raining; very well; (to punish a person by asking for) a sum of money (to be) paid as a penalty for breaking a law or rule (fine)

9) a sum of money available for a purpose; a large supply (fund)

10) a word pronounced like another but different in meaning, spelling or origin, e.g. sum and some (homophone)

Synonyms
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Meaning:
add

say (something more), continue by saying (something)

simple arithmetical process of increase; accumulation

annuity

a sum of money paid yearly during a person's lifetime

fee; instalment of fee

bid

(at an auction) an offer of a price

offering of money or services

calculate

to find out (something) by working with numbers

compute or estimate amount

condense

(to cause a liquid, gas etc) to increase in density or strength, to become thicker

abridge

contents

things contained in something

elements of larger object

count

a title of European nobility (but not in GB) equal to an earl

tally; number

denominator

a number or quantity below the line in a fraction e.g. 4 in 3/4

unit of the mathematical system

enumerate

to count, go through, (a list); name (items etc) one by one

list, count

everything

all things; each thing

entirety

expense

the spending (of money etc); money used of needed

cost, payment

figure

a symbol for a number, especially 0 to 9; an amount; a diagram or illustration

numeral; numeric value

fuselage

the body of a plane (to which the engine(s), wings and tail are fitted)

bulk; central portion

heap

a number (of things), mass (of material), piled up; a large quantity

pile, accumulation

integer

(maths) a whole number

unit of the mathematical system

mass

of, for, very many people; a lump, quantity of matter, without regular shape; the main religious service (in the Roman Catholic Church)

body of matter; considerable portion

matter

any substance that forms a physical thing (contrasted with 'mind, spirit etc'); the subject for one's thoughts or for a book, speech etc (contrasted with the form or style)

substance

measure

the size, quantity, degree, mass etc found by a standard or unit; an instrument or device used to find size, quantity etc

portion, scope

million

(of) one thousand thousand (1 000 000)

heap

multiplicity

a large variety or number

heap

number

a written sign or symbol for a quantity; particular quantity or amount; a dance, song etc for the stage; the way of showing singular and plural, such as 'child/children'

unit of the mathematical system

numerator

the number above the line in a fraction, e.g. 3 in 3/4

unit of the mathematical system

payment

the act of payment or being paid; a sum of money (to be) paid

fee; installment of fee

quantity

the property of things which can be measured, e.g. size, mass, number; an amount, total or number

number or amount

quintet

(a piece of music for) five players or singers

collection

reams

a great quantity (of writing)

heap

recap

recapitulate

summary

reckon

to calculate (something) (the usual word); to consider, suppose, (something); to assume (something)

add up; evaluate

remittance

the sending of money

fee; installment of fee

score

(a record of) points, goals, runs etc made by a player or team in sport; a reason; point; (a set of) twenty

total, points

set-back

to cost a person an amount of money

total

slew

of slay

heap

summarize

to make a summary of (a report, speech, a person's character etc)

give a rundown

system

a group of related things or parts working together; an organized set of ideas, theories, methods etc

order, whole

totality

entirety

entirety

trillion

(GB) one million million million; (US) one million million

heap

zillions

an extremely large quantity

aggregate, bunch

SUM as in Wiktionary
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