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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Nguyen Jets gain a grand total of 3 yards on that drive, and get a field goal for their troubles.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
And since that wild night in the desert, when the greatest closer of all time failed to deliver his team its fifth championship in six years, the Yankees have claimed a grand total of one World Series title in 24 seasons, and none since 2009.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Russell spent most of her days doing a grand total of nothing, sleeping in and piling up books in her apartment.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
But the gimmick ended on a happy note for the Boys & Girls Club after CBS and Bargatze added to the tally and got it up to a grand total of $350,000 — much to the delight of the audience.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
And since that wild night in the desert, when the greatest closer of all time failed to deliver his team its fifth championship in six years, the Yankees have claimed a grand total of one World Series title in 24 seasons, and none since 2009.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Russell spent most of her days doing a grand total of nothing, sleeping in and piling up books in her apartment.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
But the gimmick ended on a happy note for the Boys & Girls Club after CBS and Bargatze added to the tally and got it up to a grand total of $350,000 — much to the delight of the audience.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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