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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These creative calculations suggest a grand total of about 20 million species of insects, many of them with behaviors and physical adaptations and remarkable lives scientists today can only dream of discovering.
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Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
That’d bring a grand total of $254 million, or €223 million, which is significant in the soccer market.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The United States has won a grand total of one knockout round game in its history at the world’s biggest sporting showcase – and it’s been 24 years since that happened.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Thirty-four minutes into this match, there has been a grand total of one shot on goal.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
That’d bring a grand total of $254 million, or €223 million, which is significant in the soccer market.
—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The United States has won a grand total of one knockout round game in its history at the world’s biggest sporting showcase – and it’s been 24 years since that happened.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Thirty-four minutes into this match, there has been a grand total of one shot on goal.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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