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lump sum

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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Examples

“When he retired, he received a lump sum plus a pension.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

lump to one's throat lump together lump work lumpability lumpectomy Lumped

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