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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 There was a check made out to Marc Summers for the grand total of 50 bucks. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Barkley hadn’t always been saddled by lackluster Knicks games; in 2010-11, New York was afforded a grand total of zero national TV dates. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026 So far, Meyer’s made a grand total of $700 (about $500 USD) and counting. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 July 2026 The lottery player used a multiplier to triple their winnings, bringing the grand total to $30,000. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 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
  • His long-ball total is tied for eighth in a season during the ballpark’s history and the most since Moisés Alou had 29 in 2004.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The total is approximately $796,600 including tax based on the exchange rate used at the time.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of total
Noun
  • Black employed Epstein as a wealth management adviser, paying him large sums of money for tax and estate planning services.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Someone comfortable risking a larger sum finds better value in BetMGM’s loss insurance model, which scales all the way up to $1,500.
    — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sum
Noun
  • Officers are supposed to look at the totality of someone's circumstances.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The ruling requires federal immigration agents to consider the totality of the circumstances known to them before arresting someone without a warrant.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 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 film shows how flamenco has often swallowed disruption whole only to morph itself anew.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The wave is like a hologram, and every little bit of the hologram contains a whole.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 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
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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