add up a long column of figures

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• add — 1 Add, sum, total, tot, cast, figure, foot share the meaning to find or represent the amount reached by putting together arithmetically a series of numbers or quantities, and are commonly followed by up. Add is both the common and the technical… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• column — col|umn W2S2 [ˈkɔləm US ˈka: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: colomne, from Latin columna, from columen top ] 1.) a tall solid upright stone post used to support a building or as a decoration 2.) a line of numbers or words written… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• column — columned /kol euhmd/, columnated /kol euhm nay tid/, adj. /kol euhm/, n. 1. Archit. a. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. b. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a… …   Universalium

• column — col•umn art at combe [[t]ˈkɒl əm[/t]] n. 1) archit. a) a rigid, slender upright support composed of relatively few pieces b) a decorative pillar, often of stone, typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usu. a base 2)… …   From formal English to slang

• col|umn — «KOL uhm; see note below (Cf. ↑A)», noun. 1. a) a slender, upright structure; pillar; post. Columns are usually made of stone, wood, or metal, and are used as supports or ornaments to a building. b) an upright support consisting essentially of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Method of complements — Complement numbers on an adding machine c. 1910 In mathematics and computing, the method of complements is a technique used to subtract one number from another using only addition of positive numbers. This method was commonly used in mechanical… …   Wikipedia

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• foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… …   Universalium

• run — v. & n. v. (running; past ran; past part. run) 1 intr. go with quick steps on alternate feet, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. 2 intr. flee, abscond. 3 intr. go or travel hurriedly, briefly, etc. 4 intr. a advance by… …   Useful english dictionary

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