sum total

noun

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1
: a total arrived at through the counting of sums
2
: total result : totality

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in this case the sum total of physical evidence that a crime has been committed wouldn't fill a thimble
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The report did not provide details on when, where and how funds were spent, only sum totals for each district. — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months. — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023 And while Terry technically did not have a turnover on Monday night, some of his drives to nowhere wind up as the same sum total. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025 Same could be said for playing Yordan in LF vs sum total likelihood of him getting injured there. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sum total

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sum total was in the 15th century

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: total result : totality
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