grand total

noun

the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers

• Hypernyms: ↑sum, ↑amount, ↑total

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noun, pl ⋯ -tals [count]

: a final total reached by adding together other total amounts

— usually singular

They have managed to raise a grand total of $15 million in the past two years.

◇ Grand total is often used in a humorous or critical way to refer to a total that is unusually small.

A grand total of two people have signed up for the class.

They scored a grand total of three points in the first quarter.

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ˌgrand ˈtotal [grand total] noun

the final total when a number of other totals have been added together

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That makes a grand total of 220 dollars.

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A grand total of 28 women were elected.