The phrase "a hefty sum in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a large amount of money or value in a specific context, such as financial transactions or discussions about costs.
Example: "The company received a hefty sum in donations for the charity event."
Alternatives: "a large amount in" or "a significant sum in".
They would end up paying a hefty sum in luxury tax, making the trade a bad one for monetary reasons.
Mrs. Ribeiro charged $400, a hefty sum in this relatively poor country, and sometimes took her patients' gold bracelets, earrings and rings in lieu of cash.
The deal could provide Bolivia with $1 billion in exports, with perhaps as much as $600 million of that coming to the government in taxes and royalties -- a hefty sum in an economy of only $8 billion.
The often-contaminated river water from trucks that roam the slums costs up to 12 cents a gallon — a hefty sum in a nation where two-thirds of the people live on less than $2 a day, and up to 160 times the price paid in better-off neighborhoods with piped water.
Iberdola doesnt mind shelling out a hefty sum in order to gain a foothold in the U.S. market (See Spanish Power Firm Iberdrola Buys Into U.S.).
The company gets acquired for a hefty sum; in this case, the largest sum ever in the history of venture-backed startup acquisitions.
Dr. Walton, in fact, invested personally in Synthetic Genomics, and his venture firm, Oxford Bioscience Partners, recently wanted to sink a hefty sum into the company but was turned down when Dr. Venter found other investors offering better terms.
In real terms, they are separated by about $100 million a year — a hefty sum, but small in the context of these negotiations.
You can go to the facility with a hefty sum, be in a private room and run out of money, then you become eligible for Title 19 -- the state Medicaid plan -- and will be moved to another room.
That is equivalent to £39 at the prevailing street exchange rate – a hefty sum for prose in a country where the average working urbanite earns around £275 monthly.
The EEOC filed suit against Moreno Farms in August of 2014, and a federal jury awarded the women a hefty sum on Thursday: $2,425,000 in compensatory damages and $15 million in punitive damages.
