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oversumming

oversumming is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about oversumming

What is oversumming the present participle and gerund of?
Oversumming is the present participle and gerund of oversum.

Words near oversumming in the dictionary

  1. oversummed
  2. oversummer
  3. oversummered
  4. oversummering
  5. oversummers
  6. oversumming
  7. oversums
  8. oversung
  9. oversup
  10. oversuperlative
  11. oversuperstitious

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