grand total

noun

: a final total reached by adding together other total amounts

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

—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.

Examples of grand total in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is yet another near-perfect specimen from the Bachman Collection that has smashed records in Kissimmee, taken awards almost every time it was shown, and has been lovingly shepherded from the factory gates to Kissimmee, accumulating a grand total of 458 miles in 32 years. —New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026

Sinners just made Oscar history, earning a grand total of 16 nominations—the most ever for a single film. —Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026

Any excess electricity is then sold back to the national grid, meaning the consumer’s monthly bills come to a grand total of £0. —Will Barker, TheWeek, 21 Jan. 2026

In the first leg of their back-to-back on Friday against the Hawks, the Knicks lost the first quarter by three before losing the second and third by a grand total of 29. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for grand total

• subtotal
• anecdotal
• hypocotyl
• sacerdotal
• motile