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.

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If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 As a team, Clemson amassed a grand total of 31 yards on the ground. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Despite being a first-round draft pick, the Mavericks never quite gave Maxence-Prosper a shot, playing just a grand total of 920 minutes during his tenure with the organization. Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The Rooms In keeping with the name, there are a grand total of 45 rooms and suites at 45 Park Lane. Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grand total

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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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