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 smallA 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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Additionally, Reitman, Kenan and Jay Levine, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer & Business Operations of Sony Pictures presented a $150,000 match donation check on behalf of Sony to Starlight Children’s Foundation, for a grand total of $666,000.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 June 2026
Lopez didn’t make a 3-pointer his first six seasons in the league, while Horford made a grand total of three in his first five.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The three sets of tickets were sold for $120,000, making a grand total of $360,000 for the item.
—Zuri Primos
may 31, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
This is nine playoff wins in a row for Mike Brown’s team, and their only two losses in the playoffs coming by a grand total of two points.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 June 2026
Lopez didn’t make a 3-pointer his first six seasons in the league, while Horford made a grand total of three in his first five.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The three sets of tickets were sold for $120,000, making a grand total of $360,000 for the item.
—Zuri Primos
may 31, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
This is nine playoff wins in a row for Mike Brown’s team, and their only two losses in the playoffs coming by a grand total of two points.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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