all told

English

Etymology

From all + told (“counted”), from the earlier sense of tell (“to count", now more commonly, "to account; recount; inform”). See tell.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

all told (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) With everything included, counted, or summed; in total.

   I think they had over 300 people there, all told.

Synonyms

• all things considered

Translations

with all included, counted, or summed

• French: en tout (fr), tout compris, au total (fr)
• Galician: en total
• Old English: forþġerīmed
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• Portuguese: ao todo
• Swedish: allt som allt (sv)

See also

• all in all