Polyglot Dictionary

Summe

/ˈzʊmə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Summen

Meaning

  1. sum, amount (of money)

    • Er zahlte eine hohe Summe.

      He paid a large sum.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

betrag

Betrag is more formal, like an invoice amount; Summe can also mean a "sum" in a broader or mathematical sense.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

montante

Close — a sum relates to an amount.

English

amount

Close — sum, amount relates to an amount.

Practice

1 What does Summe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er zahlte eine hohe ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Summe?

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