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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Some 900 units have been brought online as of late — for a grand total of 1,597 units completed or in the works since 2018 — but the cost has exceeded a half-million dollars per unit.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Extra-deep seats are another available upgrade for $1,175 more (bringing the grand total up to $5,900, for anyone keeping track).
—Meg Kernahan, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
Byham tallied a grand total of one mental error for Roush all season.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Denver enters Saturday morning having added a grand total of three external players to its roster since the AFC Championship Game in January.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Extra-deep seats are another available upgrade for $1,175 more (bringing the grand total up to $5,900, for anyone keeping track).
—Meg Kernahan, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
Byham tallied a grand total of one mental error for Roush all season.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Denver enters Saturday morning having added a grand total of three external players to its roster since the AFC Championship Game in January.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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