noun
sum refers to the number or amount obtained by adding individual units the sum of 3 and 5 is 8; amount applies to the result obtained by combining all the sums, quantities, measures, etc. that are involved we paid the full amount of the damages; aggregate refers to the whole group or mass of individual items gathered together the aggregate of our experiences; total stresses the wholeness or inclusiveness of a sum or amount the collection reached a total of $200
See sum in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
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