sums

noun
UK /sʌmz/
US /sʌmz/

Sums are math problems where you add numbers together.

The teacher gave us ten sums to do for homework.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The total amount of money you get when you add things up.

She paid large sums of money for the tickets.

3. The main idea or point of something.

The sum of his speech was that we should work together.

4. To add numbers together to find a total.

He summed the costs to see how much he owed.