Total vs. Sum
Difference Between Total and Sum
Totalnoun
An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.Sumnoun
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.Totalnoun
Sum.
The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.Sumnoun
(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky.Totaladjective
Entire; relating to the whole of something.
The total book is rubbish from start to finish.The total number of votes cast is 3,270.Sumnoun
A quantity of money.
a tidy sumthe sum of forty poundsTotaladjective
(used as an intensifier) Complete; absolute.
He is a total failure.Sumnoun
A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium.
This is the sum of all the evidence in the case.This is the sum and substance of his objections.Totalverb
(transitive) To add up; to calculate the sum of.
When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.Sumnoun
A central idea or point.
Totalverb
To equal a total of; to amount to.
That totals seven times so far.Sumnoun
The utmost degree.
Totalverb
to demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car.Sumnoun
(obsolete) An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.
Totalverb
(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.
It totals nearly a pound.Sumnoun
The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
Totalnoun
the whole amount
Sumnoun
The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
Totalnoun
a quantity obtained by addition
Sumverb
(transitive) To add together.
Totalverb
add up in number or quantity;
The bills amounted to $2,000The bill came to $2,000Sumverb
(transitive) To give a summary of.
Totalverb
determine the sum of;
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring townSumpronoun
eye dialect of some
Totaladjective
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete;
an entire town devastated by an earthquakegave full attentiona total failureSumdeterminer
eye dialect of some
Totaladjective
including everything;
the overall costthe total amount owedSumnoun
a quantity of money;
he borrowed a large sumthe amount he had in cash was insufficientTotaladjective
without conditions or limitations;
a total banSumnoun
a quantity obtained by addition
Totaladjective
complete in extent or degree and in every particular;
a full gamea total eclipsea total disasterSumnoun
the final aggregate;
the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they sufferedSumnoun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
the gist of the prosecutor's argumentthe heart and soul of the Republican Partythe nub of the storySumnoun
the whole amount
Sumnoun
the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan
Sumnoun
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets;
let C be the union of the sets A and BSumverb
be a summary of;
The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paperSumverb
determine the sum of;
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
