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 pair sold an adjacent lot in 2022 which would bring their entire estate sale to a grand total of $31 million, per the outlet.
Ciara and Wilson — who tied the knot in July 2016 and share four children together — bought the mansion for $6.7 million in 2015, according to property records.
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Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Yet the show has only had one official Broadway revival, in 1984, which ran for a grand total of 20 performances — until now.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Image: Elizabeth Warren That makes for a grand total of $133 — a sum people wouldn’t have to pay through the IRS’s free Direct File service, Warren argues.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters said a manual recount will take about 10 days and cost $32,000 per day, for a grand total of $320,000.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Johnson speaks in a grand total of two scenes in the Office finale, joining the paper sellers as a new employee after Dwight (Rainn Wilson) takes over and fires Kevin (Brian Baumgartner).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2024
The group added an extra $50,000 during their last challenge to bring their grand total to $208,100.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
This, his 49th in the category, makes for a grand total of 54 Oscar nods, including the five he’s received for original song.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
According to the Academy, the late Walt Disney holds the overall record of career nominations, with a grand total of 59.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Yet the show has only had one official Broadway revival, in 1984, which ran for a grand total of 20 performances — until now.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Image: Elizabeth Warren That makes for a grand total of $133 — a sum people wouldn’t have to pay through the IRS’s free Direct File service, Warren argues.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters said a manual recount will take about 10 days and cost $32,000 per day, for a grand total of $320,000.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Johnson speaks in a grand total of two scenes in the Office finale, joining the paper sellers as a new employee after Dwight (Rainn Wilson) takes over and fires Kevin (Brian Baumgartner).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2024
The group added an extra $50,000 during their last challenge to bring their grand total to $208,100.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
This, his 49th in the category, makes for a grand total of 54 Oscar nods, including the five he’s received for original song.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
According to the Academy, the late Walt Disney holds the overall record of career nominations, with a grand total of 59.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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