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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About 200 items of the grand total belong to the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, and Hecht told Axios New Orleans on Monday that about half those are already checked off.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 30 July 2024
At present, the convention depends for its administrative needs on the tiny Implementation Support Unit, an office housed within the Geneva branch of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, and has a very limited mandate and a grand total of three full-time staff members.
—Nathan Levine, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
His team is handling up to 60 simultaneous live events, for a grand total of about 1,800 during the first week alone.
—Brian Stelter, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
Americans bought a grand total of 6,776 i8s through its entire production run.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 30 July 2024
At present, the convention depends for its administrative needs on the tiny Implementation Support Unit, an office housed within the Geneva branch of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, and has a very limited mandate and a grand total of three full-time staff members.
—Nathan Levine, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
His team is handling up to 60 simultaneous live events, for a grand total of about 1,800 during the first week alone.
—Brian Stelter, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
Americans bought a grand total of 6,776 i8s through its entire production run.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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