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sum total

noun

Definition of SUM TOTAL

1
:  a total arrived at through the counting of sums
2
:  total result :  totality
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First Known Use of SUM TOTAL

14th century

Related to SUM TOTAL

Synonyms
aggregate, full, sum, summation, whole, total, totality

Rhymes with SUM TOTAL

immotile, subtotal, teetotal

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