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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The Dodgers will pay the tour guides a grand total of about $650,000 in 2026 — $170,000 of that reflecting the raise of about $3,000 per person.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Their five most important players will enter this postseason with a grand total of one career playoff series between them.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
He was thrown six passes, caught four of them and had a grand total of 39 yards.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Their five most important players will enter this postseason with a grand total of one career playoff series between them.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
He was thrown six passes, caught four of them and had a grand total of 39 yards.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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