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noun

complete numerical total: the sum total of my savings.
essence; substance: The sum total of research in the field.

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Origin of sum total

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby sum total

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Words related to sum total

summation, totality, aggregate, all, amount, body, budget, bulk, entirety, gross, jackpot, mass, quantity, quantum, result, sum, tale

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sum total

The entirety, everything, as in I spent all day in the kitchen and the sum total of my efforts is this cake. [Mid-1600s]

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