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

All told, prices were up 0.9% in March, with the gains largely driven by a 10.9% increase for energy-related components.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

All told, construction of the Geffen Galleries cost about $2,082 per square foot, which Govan said was average for museums.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

All told, it’s still rare, at least for now, for a myeloma patient to refer to themselves as cured or for an oncologist to refer to a myeloma patient that way.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

All told, the combined MLB average in doubles and triples per game in 2025 sank to its lowest point over a full season since 1989, leading some in the league wondering whether to intervene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

All told, sixteen climbers summitted that day, including the Swede who’d ridden his bike to Nepal from Stockholm, Goran Kropp, and Ang Rita Sherpa, whose ascent marked his tenth visit to the top of Everest.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer