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lump sum

lump sum noun: a relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.

Noun

lump sum (plural lump sums)

  1. A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.
    • When he retired, he received a lump sum plus a pension.

lump sum meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Thai

lump sum in Tamil

ஒட்டு மொத்த தொகை

lump sum in Kannada

ಏಕಗಂಟು, ಇಡಿಗಂಟು, ಒಟ್ಟು ಮೊತ್ತ

lump sum in Arabic

large one-time payment
دفعة واحدة

lump sum in Thai

large one-time payment
เงินก้อน

Forms of lump sum

plurallump sums
alternative formlumpsome

Questions about lump sum

What does lump sum mean?
Lump sum means a relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.
What is lump sum in Tamil?
Lump sum in Tamil is ஒட்டு மொத்த தொகை. See Lump sum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lump sum?
Lump sum is a noun.
What is the plural of lump sum?
The plural of lump sum is lump sums.

Words near lump sum in the dictionary

  1. lump
  2. lump hammer
  3. lump hammers
  4. lump in one's throat
  5. lump it
  6. lump sum
  7. lump sums
  8. lump the lighter
  9. lump to one's throat
  10. lump together
  11. lump up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lump sum (page history and authors); lump sum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lump sum (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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