noun
Etymology: Middle English somme total (translation of Medieval Latin summa totalis ), from somme sum + total, adjective
1. : an aggregate of sums : a total arrived at through the counting, figuring or casting up of sums
the sum total of one's liabilities
2.
a. : the aggregate amount especially of something not calculable : total result : totality
the sum total of the day's pleasure
b. : gist