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View synonyms for all told

all told

adverb

  1. sentence modifier taking every one into account; in all

    we were seven all told



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Idioms and Phrases

Added up, in summation, as in The ferry will hold 80 passengers all told , or All told, his proposal makes some good points . This idiom, first recorded in 1850, uses the verb tell in the sense of “count.”

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Example Sentences

Today, Bravo has some six or so hours, all-told, of Atlanta Housewives programming action.

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