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IPA/ˈɪnsgəˌzamt/
Wir haben insgesamt zehn Gäste.
We have ten guests in total.
Das Meeting dauerte insgesamt 15 Minuten.
The meeting lasted 15 minutes in total.
Several entries on a list converge at the bottom-line total.
insgesamt 15 Minuten
15 minutes in total
insgesamt fünf Personen
five people in total
insgesamt 45 Prozent
45 percent in total
in Summe: Presents the result of adding several items in a concise way.
alles in allem: Offers an overall summary of many aspects taken together.
im Großen und Ganzen: Describes something generally, without considering every small difference.
insgesamt drückt aus, dass mehrere Angaben oder Werte zu einem einzelnen Gesamtergebnis zusammengefasst werden.
The adverb insgesamt developed from the combination of in and gesamt, whose meaning of completeness gives the word its totalizing sense.