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cume

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Cumulative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Examples

  • 1988, Hugh Malcolm Beville, Audience Ratings: Radio, Television, and Cable Cume ratings provide measures of net unduplicated audience for various combinations...

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Cumulative box office receipts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Cumulative audience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television

Examples

  • 2011, Gary Dahl, Advertising For Dummies If a particular station has a cume of 250,000, but most listeners are women and only a very few are within your target demo, then this 250,000 figure doesn't help you.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Cumulative grade point average.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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5

verb

Meaning 5

Earn cumulatively at the box office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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History

Etymology

From cumulative; compare cumulate.