all told

all told
adverb
with everything included or counted (Freq. 2)
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altogether he earns close to a million dollars

• Syn: ↑altogether, ↑in all

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adverb
: everything counted : in all : altogether

a town of perhaps 5000 people all told

6 pounds of beef and 4 of lamb, 10 pounds all told

all told, it had been one of the most frustrating experiences imaginable

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all told
1. Including every person, thing, etc
2. Taking everything into account
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Main Entry: ↑all

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all told phrase
after everyone or everything in a group has been counted

The property must have been nearly a thousand acres all told.

Thesaurus: everything and including everythingsynonym
Main entry: tell

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in total

they tried a dozen times all told

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all told
: with everything considered or included : in all

All told, it took us three full days to get there.

There were seven of us all told.

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Main Entry: ↑all
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all told
: including everything or everyone
— used to indicate a total

The cost of the repairs came to about $300 all told. [=in all] [=the total cost of the repairs was about $300]

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Main Entry: ↑all
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all told — see ↑all, 2
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Main Entry: ↑tell

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all ˈtold idiom
with all people, etc. counted and included

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There are 52 people coming, all told.

Main entry: ↑tellidiom

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