Summing

noun, pron, verb, slang

noun, pron, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or result of addition; a sum.

    "In this manner each page [of accounts] is summed up, and […] the amount of the last page of all, as comprehending all the particular summings of the preceding pages, is to be considered as the total amount of the whole account."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sum form-of, gerund, participle, present
Pronoun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of something. alt-of, alternative, colloquial

Synonyms

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accountbody countcapitulationcensuscounthead count

Example

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"We used to compile survey results using spreadsheet programs but recently we feel that database software's summing methods are quicker so we use databases to total them."

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summing up

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