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- DictionaryTo·tal/ˈtōd(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. comprising the whole number or amount: "a total cost of $4,000"
- 2. complete; absolute: "a total stranger"
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"
- 2. damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck: informal North American "he almost totaled the car"
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.
1. Of, relating to, or constituting the whole amount; entire: the total population of the city. See Synonyms at whole. 2. Complete; utter; absolute: total concentration; a total effort; a total fool. v. to·taled, to·tal·ing, to·tals or to·talled or to·tal·ling. v.tr. 1. To determine the total of; add up: They totaled the applications at 600. 2.
TOTAL definition: 1. including everything: 2. extreme or complete: 3. the amount you get when you add several…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of total adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/ˈtəʊtl/ the amount you get when you add several numbers or amounts together; the final number of people or things when they have all been counted. a total of something You got 47 points on the written examination and 18 on the oral, making a total of 65. His businesses are worth a combined total of $3 billion.
In everyday English, people usually say that something makes or adds up to a particular total: Three and six make nine. 2 [ transitive] especially American English informal to damage a car so badly that it cannot be repaired Chuck totaled his dad’s new Toyota. → total something ↔ up → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus total • An equivalent...
