Phrase guide

sum total

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Total; the result of adding a set of figures or counting a number of items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Entirety; the aggregate of everything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The sum total of my belongings is the clothes in my knapsack.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Epitome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the final aggregate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sum, summation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

Narrower terms: aggregate, congeries, conglomeration

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: somatório — result of adding a set of figures
  • Spanish: sumatorio — result of adding a set of figures
  • Swedish: summa summarum — result of adding a set of figures
  • Swedish: totalsumma — result of adding a set of figures