cum

¹ American  

[koom, kuhm] / kʊm, kʌm /

preposition

1. with; combined with; along with (usually used in combination).

   My garage-cum-workshop is well equipped.

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cum ² American  

[kuhm] / kʌm /

noun

Slang: Vulgar.

1. come.

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cum. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. cumulative.

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cum ¹ British  

/ kʌm /

noun

1. taboo a variant spelling of come

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verb

1. a variant spelling of come

cum ² British  

/ kʌm /

preposition

1. used between two nouns to designate an object of a combined nature

   a kitchen-cum-dining room

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Etymology

Origin of cum

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin: “with, together with” (preposition); cf. com- ( def. )

Example Sentences

The plan also suggests getting rid of GPA as an internal metric, instead using percentile rank to calculate honors like cum laude recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Fugate is a self-described “Trumplican” who interned for state lawmakers in Austin before graduating magna cum laude a year ago with a degree in politics and law from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

She graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a social studies major.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Mangione graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

He’d grown up in New York City, gone to yeshiva schools, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania magna cum laude, and then with honors from Harvard Law School.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis