whole sum

collocation in English

meaningsofwholeandsum

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whole
adjective
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
complete or ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofwholeandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhole sum

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This profile has also been constructed quantitatively to avoid thewholesumproblem that arises inevitably when discussing such data.
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This is thewholesum.
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He asks for thewholesum.
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Those articles take up thewholesum.
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He is responsible for thewholesum.
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Is thewholesumpayable in advance?
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This, then, is thewholesum?
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Thewholesumin this case is an insignificant one.
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It was not necessarily thewholesum; it was "assistance".
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Thewholesumshall be applied for his benefit.
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Is thewholesumtransferred under this article?
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Thewholesumabove those figures was liable in contribution.
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That is thewholesumand substance of it.
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Thewholesumwill not come out of the industry.
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That is thewholesumwhich is available for both fees and dividends.
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One has either to vote awholesumor none at all.
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It is going to be difficult for poor local education authorities to afford thewholesum.
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We wish that thewholesumhad been allowed to be put into the stock reserve.
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Unquestionably it will be taken into consideration not as a deduction of thewholesum.
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Thewholesumis lost if the person does not in fact turn up.
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Thewholesumis equal to a quarter of the society's total reserves.
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He has not told us when he expects to raise thewholesum.
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Thewholesummay be sterilised at that stage, although it has been perfectly free before.
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The matter has since been put right, and thewholesumof £15 has been issued.
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Under clause (b) the prospectus does not communicate thewholesumto be paid.
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