summing

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English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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summing

  1. present participle and gerund of sum

Noun

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summing (plural summings)

  1. The act or result of addition; a sum.
    • 1815, John Dougall, The Young Man's Best Companion and Guide to Useful Knowledge:
      In this manner each page [of accounts] is summed up, and [] the amount of the last page of all, as comprehending all the particular summings of the preceding pages, is to be considered as the total amount of the whole account.
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Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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summing

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of something
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