the sum total

noun

: the whole amount : the entire total of something
—usually + of
The sum total of the payments will be $28,000.
That's the sum total of what I know about cars.

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And there, two minutes in, with 42 left to go, end the sum total of the album’s sunny moments. — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025 But is that the sum total of our football-watching experience? — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 Instead, due to injuries, the sum total of Herro’s work this season has been 11 games. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026 Again, the visual clichés blunt the impact of both of these cruel fates, but the sum total of time spent with the Friedken brothers brings the core home. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the sum total

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“The sum total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20sum%20total. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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