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The phrase "about the sum" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific total or amount in a mathematical or financial context.
Example: "We need to have a discussion about the sum of the expenses incurred during the project."
Alternatives: "regarding the total" or "concerning the amount".
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"Figure that's about the sum of it".
"But we are discreet about the sum we pay.
And that is about the sum of the movie's wisdom.
It was always about the sum of its parts".
Brotherhood, they contend: the commitment to care more about the sum than the individual parts.
Drink beer, smoke cigarettes and chase girls was about the sum of it.
Similar(19)
Commentators noted that Grand Theft Auto V had cost about about half the sum to make and promote.
It's about the sums as much as anything.
The Braunschweig state's attorney's office provided no details about the sums of money involved in the reported wrongdoing.
Yet Ms. Sills said that, anxious about the sums involved, she was already unofficially soliciting support wherever possible.
May said that she had spoken to the companies about the sums of money involved and the technical feasibility and that they had been responsive.
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