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oversummed

oversummed is the simple past and past participle of oversum.

Meaning of oversum

Verb

oversum (third-person singular simple present oversums, present participle oversumming, simple past and past participle oversummed)

  1. To add up incorrectly, arriving at a total that is too large.
    • In an account in the ledger, which has been ruled off as square, it is found that the credit side has been oversummed by £ 100.1941, The Accountant's Magazine - Volume 45, page 314

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What is oversummed the simple past and past participle of?
Oversummed is the simple past and past participle of oversum.

Words near oversummed in the dictionary

  1. oversuit
  2. oversuits
  3. oversulfated
  4. oversulfation
  5. oversum
  6. oversummed
  7. oversummer
  8. oversummered
  9. oversummering
  10. oversummers
  11. oversumming

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