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sum total

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

Origin:
1350–1400; ME
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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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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