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sum total

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a complete amount of something in this case the sum total of physical evidence that a crime has been committed wouldn't fill a thimble

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Recent Examples of sum total Despite the greater sum total of wealth of pre-modern China, and so the greater surplus which the rentier elites could tax or steal, most of that wealth vis-a-vis Mongolia or Central Asia was realized in the form of people. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2010 That means its stock is valued at a sharp discount to the sum total of Credit Suisse’s hard recoverable assets that can be liquidated to cover debt in the event of collapse — usually a sign of extreme distress. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2022 Last weekend, the sum total of all movies grossed a bleak of $38 million in the U.S. and Canada in three days, nearly a low for the year. —

Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022 What has received far less discussion than the outrageousness of her daily utterances is what the sum total of them portends for America under a Republican majority with Greene in the vanguard. —

Robert Draper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for sum total

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Last month, Brannan, who chairs the Council’s Finance Committee, said his comptroller campaign was expecting to get its first public matching funds payout Tuesday for a total of more than $1.5 million.

— Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
The tour is scheduled to hit 20 cities in all, for a total of 50 shows.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025