all told

adverb

: with everything or everyone taken into account : in all
expecting eight guests all told

Examples of all told in a Sentence

all told, we made $14.64
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There’s a creepy hitchhiker, a girl who becomes impaled by a meat hook, and graveyard vandalism, all told in a grainy, documentary style (including a series of unsettling radio reports and opening narration). Sydney Bishop, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 Market research firm QuestionPro estimated that all told, her Eras Tour could help add $5 billion to the global economy. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024 Mandarin only has 3 levels and 75 lessons, all told, which is still more than 50 hours' worth. PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024 So all told, this deal involves an investment of about $8.4 billion. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for all told 

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all told was in 1814

Dictionary Entries Near all told

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“All told.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20told. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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