noun
[ sing. ] (sometimes disapproving ) the whole of sth; everything :
A photo, a book of poems and a gold ring—this was the sum total of his possessions.
noun
[ sing. ] (sometimes disapproving ) the whole of sth; everything :
A photo, a book of poems and a gold ring—this was the sum total of his possessions.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005