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

At this point in Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign, O'Rourke had raised a grand total of just under $24 million since the start of the election cycle. — Will Lennon, ABC News, 17 July 2026

One, the reaction to beating Mexico in the last 16 — a nation, lest it be forgotten, who have managed a grand total of two World Cup quarter-finals appearances since 1930 — was ridiculously over the top. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026

According to the latest available rail passenger statistics, a grand total of 76 people have alighted or boarded at Shippea Hill in the previous 12 months. — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

These creative calculations suggest a grand total of about 20 million species of insects, many of them with behaviors and physical adaptations and remarkable lives scientists today can only dream of discovering. — Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for grand total

• subtotal
• anecdotal
• hypocotyl
• sacerdotal
• motile