English

Verb

cume ‎(third-person singular simple present cumes, present participle cuming, simple past and past participle cumed)

1. (film) Earn cumulatively at the box office.
   • 2014, Brian Brooks, Deadline Hollywood, “Godard’s ‘Goodbye To Language’ Says Hello To Weekend’s Best Specialty Box Office”, November 2, 2014:

     Despite the exhibitor complications, Goodbye To Language has already surpassed Godard’s most recent previous project, Film Socialisme, which cumed about $33K in the U.S in its 2011 release.

Usage notes

Particularly in past or perfect forms, as “cumed” or “has cumed”, since “cumulative box office receipts” is primarily a backwards-looking concept.

Noun

cume ‎(plural cumes)

1. (film) Cumulative box office receipts.
   • 2014, Justin Chang, Variety, “Why Godard’s ‘Goodbye to Language’ Demands a Wider 3D Release”, November 4, 2014:

     With a cume so far of more than $38,000, the film has already outgrossed Godard’s previous feature, “Film socialisme” (2010), despite having opened on far fewer screens.

See also

• box office

Istriot

Alternative forms

• coûme

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quomo (from Latin quomōdo) + et. Compare Italian come, French comme, Romanian cum.

Adverb

cume

1. how
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 99:

     Cume li va puleîto in alto mare!

     How they row well on the high seas!

See also

• cumo

Old English

Verb

cume

1. Subjunctive present singular form of cuman
2. Imperative singular form of cuman

Old French

Conjunction

cume

1. Alternative form of conme

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin culmen.

Noun

cume m (plural cumes)

1. peak, the highest point of a mountain.