all told

British  

adverb

1. (sentence modifier) taking every one into account; in all

   we were seven all told

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all told Idioms  

1. Added up, in summation, as in The ferry will hold 80 passengers all told, or All told, his proposal makes some good points. This idiom, first recorded in 1850, uses the verb tell in the sense of “count.”

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Example Sentences

The financial-services firms Vanguard, Fidelity and Schwab all told MarketWatch there have been notable increases in the number of youth investment accounts opened in recent years.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Executives at BP and every other oil company all told me they never thought that something like the Deepwater blowout could happen.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

We are all told to stay busy in retirement—to fill our days traveling, volunteering, socializing or taking care of the grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The Disney+ release of the multipart television documentary is complemented by remastered versions of the original “Anthology” albums, which, all told, are comprised of a whopping 191 tracks.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

If I take Mr. Campbell's advice, I should order seven bushels of seed, all told, for my forty acres.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson