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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessomma cospicua
Pronunciation / Transliteration: som-ma kos-pi-kwa
"Ha investito una somma cospicua nella sua nuova attività."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, considerable, or significant amount of money.
"She inherited a substantial sum from her grandfather's estate." - 2
An amount of money that is important or impactful due to its size.
"The charity received a substantial sum through anonymous donations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'substantial' (from Latin 'substantialis', relating to substance or reality, via Old French) combined with 'sum' (from Latin 'summa', meaning the highest part, total, or amount). The pairing emerged in Middle English commercial and legal contexts to denote a large, solid, or considerable quantity of money.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Substantial sum" is said worldwide
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somme importante
Transliteration: som im-por-tant
"Il a gagné une somme importante à la loterie."
beträchtliche Summe
Transliteration: be-träch-ti-ge Zum-me
"Sie spendete eine beträchtliche Summe für wohltätige Zwecke."
somma cospicua
Transliteration: som-ma kos-pi-kwa
"Ha investito una somma cospicua nella sua nuova attività."
suma considerable
Transliteration: su-ma kon-si-de-ra-ble
"Compró la casa por una suma considerable."
quantia considerável
Transliteration: kwan-ti-a kɵ̃-si-de-ɾá-vɛw
"Eles doaram uma quantia considerável ao hospital."
बड़ी रकम
Transliteration: badi rakam
"उसने व्यवसाय में एक बड़ी रकम का निवेश किया।"
巨款
Transliteration: jù kuǎn
"他花了一笔巨款买下这辆车。"
거액
Transliteration: geoaek
"그는 사업에 거액을 투자했다."
多額
Transliteration: tagaku
"彼はそのプロジェクトに多額の資金を寄付した。"
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