trivial sum

collocation in English

meaningsoftrivialandsum

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trivial
adjective
uk
/ˈtrɪv.i.əl/us
/ˈtrɪv.i.əl/
having little value ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition oftrivialandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftrivial sum

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Today, a creditor can bring bankruptcy proceedings against his debtor even though he is only owed this comparativelytrivialsum.
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We welcome the principle, but are deeply disappointed at the comparativelytrivialsum.
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This is not atrivialsum, but £527 million of unproductive expenditure, and unproductive expenditure is one of the causes of inflation.
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It is atrivialsumcompared with the tax relief on the loan.
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For many pensioners, £3 is not atrivialsum, and we should not lightly pass the regulations.
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We spend some £54 million on it a year, which is a far fromtrivialsum.
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Fifty million pounds is atrivialsumof money.
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I should have liked to have had out of the way thistrivialsumthat we quarrel about so much, the matter of museum charges.
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Why is it necessary to limit the assistance to any one person to thistrivialsumof £150?
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Therefore, atrivialsumof, say, £100,000 is involved.
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For them, a fine of £2,500 or even £5,000 is a relativelytrivialsum.
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If my information is right, he was eventually awarded the comparativelytrivialsumof £15,000 for what he had lost.
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Is it because it is unable to make savings in this year's administrative costs amounting to thetrivialsumof £8,300 or £23,500 next year?
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It would be only atrivialsumcompared with the amounts which we shovel out for all sorts of purposes.
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That is not atrivialsum, because it amounts to £20 billion in the third year.
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Today, even though he may be owed this comparativelytrivialsum, a creditor can institute bankruptcy proceedings against his debtor.
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He was losing £2,000 a year, which may seem atrivialsum, though it was not to him.
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A comparativelytrivialsumhas been allocated for the improvement of the terminal buildings and lengthening of runways, but it will need a great deal more than that.
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It is not atrivialsum.
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This is a relativelytrivialsum.
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