grand total

noun

Definition of grand totalnext
as in total
a complete amount of something The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000.

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Recent Examples of grand total The lottery player used a multiplier to triple their winnings, bringing the grand total to $30,000. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026 Spain gave up a grand total of one goal in eight matches at this World Cup, a crazy, record-setting stat. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for grand total
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
  1. total
  2. sum
  3. totality
  4. sum total
  5. whole
  6. full
Noun
  • Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images ICE reported 33 detainee deaths in 2025, the highest total in more than two decades, according to the National Immigration Project, a legal nonprofit.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Château de Cîteaux will be home to a total of 35 rooms and suites, with 18 ready for guests now and a further 17 entering the scene later in 2027.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of total
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  • Catch us running in the shadow, to the bank, to withdraw large sums of money.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Put the two together, and the rating climbed beyond their sum.
    — ESMT Berlin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sum
Noun
  • While North America misses totality, a partial eclipse will be visible across vast regions, including parts of the US and Canada.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Given the totality of those metrics, the United States still has work to do.
    — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of totality
Noun
  • That is not to overstate what those four produced with the Heat, with a sum total of zero playoff-game victories over the past two seasons, only one over the past three.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • This ingredient outmasses the full sum total of all normal matter by about a 5-to-1 ratio, clumps and clusters like (slow-moving) matter does, but doesn’t interact with normal matter or light in any measurable way.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of sum total
Noun
  • The problem with this traditional, a la carte delivery of financial services is that the whole often equals less than the sum of its parts.
    — Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Yet, the activity is orderly, efficient and overwhelmingly positive, the players almost solely concerned with the collective whole.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of whole
Noun
  • In just its first two days, the feature-length doc racked up 9 million views, the streamer reported on Tuesday, second only to Millie Bobby Brown threequel Enola Holmes 3 (12 million views over the fulls even days).
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • To apply with your hands, dispense two dropper fulls, rub the palms of your hands together, and then evenly rub into your face and neck—just don’t forget to wash your hands when you’re done.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 June 2025
Definition of full

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