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sum total

noun sum totals · sum-total · sumtotal

  1. Total; the result of adding a set of figures or counting a number of items. It may be noted that the maximum number and sum total in points of the table may be changed to the second mode simply by multiplying them by two.

    Similar: aggregate

  2. Entirety; the aggregate of everything. The sum total of my belongings is the clothes in my knapsack.
  3. Epitome. Moreover, by and by the Church will come "out of the tribulation, the great one," the sum total of all tribulations.

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noun result of adding a set of figures

Españolsumatorio
Portuguêssomatório

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@misc{sum_total_2026,
  title = {sum total},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sum%20total},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}