Phrase guide

lump sum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When he retired, he received a lump sum plus a pension.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: payment

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دفعة واحدة — large one-time payment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一次性付款 (yīcìxìng fùkuǎn) — large one-time payment
  • Finnish: kertamaksu — large one-time payment
  • Finnish: kertakorvaus — large one-time payment
  • Finnish: kertakaikkinen maksu — large one-time payment
  • Finnish: kertakaikkinen korvaus — large one-time payment
  • Finnish: könttäsumma — large one-time payment
  • French: somme forfaitaire — large one-time payment
  • German: Pauschale — large one-time payment
  • German: Pauschbetrag — large one-time payment
  • German: Pauschalbetrag — large one-time payment
  • Hungarian: egyösszegű kifizetés/fizetség — large one-time payment
  • Italian: forfettario — large one-time payment
  • Japanese: 一時金 (ichijikin) — large one-time payment
  • Norwegian: engangssum — large one-time payment
  • Polish: ryczałt — large one-time payment
  • Portuguese: entrada — large one-time payment
  • Romanian: sumă forfetară — large one-time payment
  • Romanian: sumă paușală — large one-time payment
  • Russian: пауша́льная (paušálʹnaja) — large one-time payment
  • Russian: пауша́льная су́мма (paušálʹnaja súmma) — large one-time payment
  • Russian: единовре́менная вы́плата (jedinovrémennaja výplata) — large one-time payment
  • Spanish: suma a tocateja — large one-time payment
  • Spanish: paco — large one-time payment
  • Spanish: cartapaso — large one-time payment
  • Spanish: purruchada — large one-time payment
  • Swedish: klumpsumma — large one-time payment
  • Thai: เงินก้อน — large one-time payment