SUM OF MONEY

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quantity of money

Example:

the amount he had in cash was insufficient

Synonyms:

amount; amount of money; sum; sum of money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("sum of money" is a kind of...):

assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sum of money"):

gain (the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating)

gross; receipts; revenue (the entire amount of income before any deductions are made)

cash surrender value (the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured)

contribution (an amount of money contributed)

deductible ((taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax))

defalcation (the sum of money that is misappropriated)

loss; red; red ink (the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue)

figure (an amount of money expressed numerically)

coverage; insurance coverage (the total amount and type of insurance carried)

advance; cash advance (an amount paid before it is earned)

payroll; paysheet (the total amount of money paid in wages)

peanuts (an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount)

purse (a sum of money offered as a prize)

purse (a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse)

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Context examples:

There was a date at one end of the line and at the other a sum of money, as in common account-books, but instead of explanatory writing, only a varying number of crosses between the two.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

March 27 is another stellar day to see a large sum of money enter your bank account, either as fees or for making a big sale, such as for property.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It is for that reason especially, that I think Mr. Micawber ought (as I have already said, in justice to himself, in justice to his family, and in justice to society) to raise a certain sum of money—on a bill.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Taking with her some jewels that belonged to her and a sum of money, she quitted Italy with an attendant, a native of Leghorn, but who understood the common language of Turkey, and departed for Germany.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

If you think that it is in the best interests of your client that these letters should be placed in the hands of the Earl, then you would indeed be foolish to pay so large a sum of money to regain them.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She had a considerable sum of money—not less than £ 1000 a year—and this she bequeathed to Dr. Roylott entirely while we resided with him, with a provision that a certain annual sum should be allowed to each of us in the event of our marriage.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Whoever can there bring sufficient proof, that he has strictly observed the laws of his country for seventy-three moons, has a claim to certain privileges, according to his quality or condition of life, with a proportionable sum of money out of a fund appropriated for that use: he likewise acquires the title of snilpall, or legal, which is added to his name, but does not descend to his posterity.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

This day, falling over the weekend of December 14-15 could bring amazing news about home and family matters. (Allow a plus or minus two days.) It seems to bring a large sum of money to you.