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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Porter Jr, who has had three back surgeries, routinely missed huge chunks of his early seasons, including his entire rookie year, but has missed a grand total of four games over last season and this one, signaling a significant turn of events.
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
One weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces, another weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces, and the biggest weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces — for a grand total of 19 pounds, 4 ounces.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
Northrop Grumman does not even come up in the H-1B database, while Lockheed Martin, one of the largest defense contractors in the country, had a grand total of 11 H-1B visas approved.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
For Nixon, the best part was walking out the dealership door paying a grand total of $20,300 after taxes, fees and other add-ons.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
One weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces, another weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces, and the biggest weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces — for a grand total of 19 pounds, 4 ounces.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
Northrop Grumman does not even come up in the H-1B database, while Lockheed Martin, one of the largest defense contractors in the country, had a grand total of 11 H-1B visas approved.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
For Nixon, the best part was walking out the dealership door paying a grand total of $20,300 after taxes, fees and other add-ons.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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