sum

1 noun FIN amount of moneysuim fem2 c m ua sum of money suim airgidthey spent a considerable sum of money chaith siad suim mhór airgid, chaith siad méid suntasach airgidshe was paid a lump sum íocadh cnapshuim léi 2 noun ED arithmetical calculationsuim fem2 c m uhe does sums at school bíonn sé ag déanamh suimeanna ar scoil

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3 noun MATH totalit's the sum of all income received sin é iomlán an ioncaim a fuarthas 4 noun of different thingstoradh masc1 c m uit's the sum of our hard work is toradh é ar an obair chrua a rinneamar

phrases

to be more than the sum of its parts

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to be greater than the sum of its parts

) it's a simple story but it's more than the sum of its parts is scéal simplí é ach tá i bhfad níos mó i gceist leis ná sinthe organisations are more than the sum of their parts is fearr i bhfad a oibríonn na heagraíochtaí i gcomhar le chéile

to do your sums

do chuid suimeanna a dhéanamh

to get your sums wrong

do chuid figiúirí a bheith mícheartdo chuid suimeanna a bheith contráilte agat

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to be more than the sum of its parts

to be greater than the sum of its parts

to do your sums

to get your sums wrong

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