enormous sum

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousandsum

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofenormousandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is anenormoussum.
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That is anenormoussum.
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This is anenormoussum.
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It was anenormoussum.
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This is anenormoussumof money.
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It sounds anenormoussumof money.
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It is not anenormoussum.
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It is truly anenormoussum.
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So it would mean anenormoussum?
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It is certainly anenormoussum.
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That would mean anenormoussum.
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It will be anenormoussum.
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That is anenormoussumof money.
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It seems to me anenormoussum.
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It costs anenormoussumof money.
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Is thisenormoussumabsolutely essential?
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Of course, privatisation would involve anenormoussumof money.
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I understand they contemplate realising anenormoussum.
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We have increased our obligations by anenormoussum.
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That will cost anenormoussumof money.
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To those ladies, that was anenormoussum.
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I paid theenormoussumof £60 for it.
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They had to spend anenormoussumin providing sewerage.
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Anenormoussumof capital is to be expended.
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It is anenormoussum, and justly so.
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