vast sum

collocation in English

meaningsofvastandsum

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vast
adjective
uk
/vɑːst/us
/væst/
extremely ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofvastandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvast sum

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That is avastsum.
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It cost avastsumof money.
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That is avastsumof money.
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This is avastsumof money.
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Is not that avastsum?
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This is not avastsum.
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It would not be avastsum.
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It is avastsumof money.
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A much morevastsumis needed.
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That will not save avastsum.
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Thisvastsumis being incurred.
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That is not really avastsum.
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Surely we must have lost avastsumover that.
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Asthma costs the national health service avastsum.
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Avastsumof money has been wasted.
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No man living can spend thisvastsumwith advantage.
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We are not talking about avastsumof money.
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Thisvastsumhas vanished like gossamer in the sun.
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It has avastsumof cash at its disposal.
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There is shock when avastsumis paid.
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Of course £70 billion is avastsumof money.
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It is not avastsumof money.
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After 40 years, £7,000 is not avastsum.
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But, above all, this is avastsumof money.
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Avastsumhas gone into the industry.
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