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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Before the trade deadline, Miller had played a grand total of 179 minutes on an NBA court over nearly three seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
This loadout gives it a total of 32 Xe2-HPG cores and a grand total of 4,096 pixel shaders.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
In response, critics might note that the vast library of BPC-157 research spans a whopping three papers, representing a grand total of 30 human patients — not nearly enough to rule out the risks of long-term use.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
The reality is that 69 games into the season, the two have played together 13 times for a grand total of 190 minutes, two minutes fewer than the equivalent of four full games.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
This loadout gives it a total of 32 Xe2-HPG cores and a grand total of 4,096 pixel shaders.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
In response, critics might note that the vast library of BPC-157 research spans a whopping three papers, representing a grand total of 30 human patients — not nearly enough to rule out the risks of long-term use.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
The reality is that 69 games into the season, the two have played together 13 times for a grand total of 190 minutes, two minutes fewer than the equivalent of four full games.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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