sum of money
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsumandmoney
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sum
noun
uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/
an amount ...
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money
noun[U]
uk/ˈmʌn.i/us/ˈmʌn.i/
coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a ...
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(Definition ofsumandmoneyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsum of money
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The performance was a great success and the showman collected a tidysumofmoney.
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These women received a smallsumofmoneyas 'milk money' (nai zi).
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Furthermore, the principle of giving a disabled person asumofmoneywhich they control and decide how to spend is now well accepted.
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Where qiaoxiang alone is concerned, only a few were willing to make investment, either in business or factory, should they have asumofmoney.
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For nearly 20 years, a relatively modestsumofmoneywas used to acquire, process, and interpret over 20 000 km of high quality data.
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But neither thesumofmoneynor the fact that the victim was left with one kidney justifies such behavior.
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Even earlier, in the fifteenth century, stock meant 'asumofmoneyset aside to provide for certain expenses; a fund,' but this became obsolete.
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Asumofmoneywas paid or was to be paid (to be used for dowry for daughters and for inheritance compensation for younger brothers).
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These concessions were then rented or transferred to third parties for a considerablesumofmoney.
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Secondly, as a consequence of the long procedure, the legal business could easily cost parishes a considerablesumofmoney.
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Although my first daughter was willing to donate her kidney, her husband demanded asumofmoneyfrom my second daughter.
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The female donor is given an additionalsumofmoneyto act as his spouse.
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In addition, a considerablesumofmoneywas invested in institutional infrastructure to build labs and purchase specialized equipment.
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It was not, so thatsumofmoneywas never actually paid.
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It could consist of a cow or some other animals, or a smallsumofmoney, hardly the basis for a lavish existence.
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This would take the form of a docile and disciplined purchaser that would pay asumofmoneyin return for a specified service.
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In 52% of cases when the land was transferred to a kinsman it involved the payment of asumofmoney.
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It is assumed that the discount rate is positive, since the violator will prefer a givensumofmoneytoday to having the same amount in the future.
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