all told

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Etymology[edit]

From all + told (counted), from the original, now archaic sense of tell, which see.

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Adverb[edit]

all told (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) With everything included, counted, or summed; in total.
    Synonyms: altogether, all in all, all things considered, in total
    I think they had over 300 people there, all told.

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