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    To·tal
    /ˈtōd(ə)l/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. the whole number or amount of something: "he scored a total of thirty-three points"

    verb

    • 1. amount in number to: "they were left with debts totaling $6,260" Similar add up toamount tomount up tocome to
    • 2. damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck: informal North American "he almost totaled the car" Similar wreckcrashsmashdestroy
  2. 1. : comprising or constituting a whole : entire. the total amount. 2. : absolute, utter. a total failure. a total stranger. 3. : involving a complete and unified effort especially to achieve a desired effect.

  3. TOTAL meaning: 1. the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together: 2. including everything…. Learn more.

  4. adjective. constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure. Synonyms: complete. of or relating to the whole of something: the total effect of a play. complete in extent or degree; absolute; unqualified; utter: a total failure.

  5. A total is a whole or complete amount, and "to total" is to add numbers or to destroy something. In math, you total numbers by adding them: the result is the total. If you add 8 and 8, the total is 16. If a car is totaled in an accident, it has been completely destroyed. A total defeat is a complete and utter defeat with no chance of recovering.

  6. 2 days ago · A total is the number that you get when you add several numbers together or when you count how many things there are in a group. The companies have a total of 1,776 employees. [ + of] Synonyms: sum, mass, entirety, grand total More Synonyms of total. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

  7. 1. To determine the total of; add up: They totaled the applications at 600. 2. To equal a total of; amount to: The week's receipts totaled more than $90,000. 3. To wreck completely; demolish: The driver survived the crash but totaled the car. v.intr. To add up; amount: It totals to $25. Idiom: in total. All together; entirely.

  8. Some common synonyms of total are all, entire, and whole. While all these words mean "including everything or everyone without exception," total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered. the total number of people present.

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