extraordinary sum

collocation in English

meaningsofextraordinaryandsum

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extraordinary
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/us
/ɪkˈstrɔːr.dən.er.i/
very unusual, special, unexpected, ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofextraordinaryandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The result was anextraordinarysumwhich meant nineteenths of the amount of tax payable.
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Surely that seems anextraordinarysum, and at all events, we are entitled to some further explanation.
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They are spending anextraordinarysumof money in order to carry out their plans, which do lot even profess to touch the necessitous areas.
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That is anextraordinarysumby anyone's standards.
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Whoever cooked up thatextraordinarysum?
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It is anextraordinarysum.
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The stake was for theextraordinarysumof 1000 a side.
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Extraordinary sums are being paid as "key money", just to get into secondary shops.
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There is no other answer, in view of these extraordinary sums that we are called upon to expend year after year.
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When we consider the extraordinary sums of money involved in the investment, that factor is vital.
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Extraordinary sums of money are involved.
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He often accepted money games involving extraordinary sums, often around $1,000 a game.
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Extraordinary sums were invested in social programs, but the impacts of these investments were largely unknown.
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