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sums

  • plural of sum.
  • present tense form of sum (3rd person singular).

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Sums of £4.5bn have been mentioned as a potential sale price.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

“It’s absolutely beautiful. Sums her up perfectly,” wrote one user.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021

Sums up Jones, "the last 18 months before the assassination was the most difficult time of his life."

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2018

Sums of random variables computed from a sample of sufficient size are normally distributed, and in a normal distribution, half the values lie below the mean.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

I take notice of the considerable Sums you have paid.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell