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lump sums

lump sums is the plural of lump sum.

Meaning of lump sum

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.

Questions about lump sums

What is lump sums the plural of?
Lump sums is the plural of lump sum.

Words near lump sums in the dictionary

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

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