modest sum
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmodestandsum
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modest
adjective
uk/ˈmɒd.ɪst/us/ˈmɑː.dɪst/
not large in size or amount, or ...
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sum
noun
uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofmodestandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Individual patients pay amodestsum, and students and the aged pay even less.
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It is amodestsum.
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That is amodestsum.
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That is amodestsumto ask?
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Is that not amodestsum?
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That is amodestsumnowadays.
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I think that amodestsumhas been provided.
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This is an extremelymodestsumand simply not enough.
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Those who cannot afford thatmodestsumdo not pay.
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It has only a verymodestsumin it.
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I agree it is a verymodestsum.
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Secondly, £50,000 is a fairlymodestsumof money.
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They are, of course, still a relativelymodestsum.
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Only amodestsumwould be involved in this idea.
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In 1910 only themodestsumof £6,000,000 was paid.
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The £5 million is an extraordinarilymodestsum.
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For nearly 20 years, a relativelymodestsumof money was used to acquire, process, and interpret over 20 000 km of high quality data.
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It began in 1915–16 with a verymodestsumof £177,000.
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That seems amodestsumthat we could discuss a little.
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We believe, however, that that is amodestsumto find.
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We propose to limit the amount of such insurance to amodestsum.
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A profit of£40 a week is amodestsumfor a machine.
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That works out at £9 per school—again amodestsum.
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It is amodestsumof £20 which enables me to attend the annual general meeting.
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I would say, in those days, a fairlymodestsum, because there was no inflation then.
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