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.

Adverb

all told (not comparable)

(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
Galician: en total

Portuguese: ao todo
Swedish: allt som allt (sv)

See also

all in all

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