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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Teel spent a grand total of 32 days in jail before the plea deal was finalized, and can reduce his three-year sentence by half with good behavior, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Through thick and thin, a constant for McCann was his ardor for the Phillies, a club that has been in existence for over 140 years, winning a grand total — during that span — of two world championships.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
The Bulldogs have lost a grand total of three games in the last three years.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Eddie Pells, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Teel spent a grand total of 32 days in jail before the plea deal was finalized, and can reduce his three-year sentence by half with good behavior, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Through thick and thin, a constant for McCann was his ardor for the Phillies, a club that has been in existence for over 140 years, winning a grand total — during that span — of two world championships.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
The Bulldogs have lost a grand total of three games in the last three years.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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