summing

English

Etymology 1

Verb

summing

1. present participle and gerund of sum

Noun

summing (plural summings)

1. The act or result of addition; a sum.
   • 1815, John Dougall, The Young Man's Best Companion and Guide to Useful Knowledge:

     In this manner each page [of accounts] is summed up, and […] the amount of the last page of all, as comprehending all the particular summings of the preceding pages, is to be considered as the total amount of the whole account.

Derived terms

• summing up

 

Etymology 2

Pronoun

summing

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of something

Alternative forms

• summin', summink, summick