capital sum

capital sum — ➔ sum1 * * * capital sum UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE an amount of money paid at one time, for example, by an insurance company, on an investment, or as a gift: »Special tax rules apply to capital sums received from the sale of patent rights …   Financial and business terms

capital sum — ► NOUN ▪ a lump sum of money payable to an insured person or paid as an initial fee or investment …   English terms dictionary

capital sum — noun : the amount specified for maximum injury or damage in an insurance policy * * * ˌcapital ˈsum [capital sum] noun a single payment of money that is made to sb, for example by an insurance company …   Useful english dictionary

capital sum — /kæpətl ˈsʌm/ (say kapuhtl sum) noun the sum stated to be payable on the happening of some event against which insurance has been effected …   Australian-English dictionary

capital sum — Insurance. the maximum amount collectable for accidental death or for some major disabling injury, as one resulting in the loss of an eye, leg, or arm. Also called principal sum. * * * …   Universalium

capital sum — noun a lump sum of money payable to an insured person or paid as an initial fee or investment …   English new terms dictionary

capital sum — cost of manufacture, cost without profit …   English contemporary dictionary

sum — I (tally) noun compendium, essence, figure, gist, idea conveyed, meaning, score, substance, summary II (total) noun aggregate amount, all, entirety, everything, gross amount, sum total, the whole, totality, wholeness associated concepts: sum paid …   Law dictionary

capital — cap·i·tal 1 adj [Latin capitalis, from caput head, a person s life (as forfeit)] 1 a: punishable by death capital murder b: involving execution a capital case 2 [Medieval Latin capitalis chief, principal, from Latin …   Law dictionary

sum total — index aggregate, amount (result), corpus, in solido, principal (capital sum), quantity, sum (total) …   Law dictionary

sum — ▪ I. sum sum 1 [sʌm] noun [countable] 1. an amount of money: • Large sums of money are spent on advertising campaigns. • The company was sold for a sum estimated at $2.3 billion. ˌcapital ˈsum 1 …   Financial and business terms