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   To·tal

   /ˈtōd(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. comprising the whole number or amount: "a total cost of $4,000" Similar entirecompletewholefullcomprehensivecombinedaggregategrossoverallcompositeintegral
   • 2. complete; absolute: "a total stranger" Similar completeutterabsolutethoroughperfectdownrightout-and-outoutrightthoroughgoingall-outsheerpositiveprizerankpuredyed-in-the-wooldeep-dyedrealconsummateveritableunmitigatedunqualifiedunadulteratedunalloyedunconditionalunequivocalfullunlimitedlimitlessinfiniteultimatethrough and throughin-depthunbrokenundivideduninterruptedinformal:rightproperarchaic:arrantOpposite partial

   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 torun tomakecorrespond toequalwork out asnumbertot up to
   • ▪ add up the full number or amount of: "the scores were totaled" Similar addsumcountreckontotcomputework outtake stock of
   • 2. damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck: informal North American "he almost totaled the car" Similar wreckcrashsmashdestroydamage beyond repairdemolishwrite offinformal:prang

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin totalis, from totum ‘the whole’, neuter of Latin totus ‘whole, entire’. The verb, at first in the sense ‘add up’, dates from the late 16th century.

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

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   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.

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   May 21, 2024 · Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word 'total' in British and American English. Find out how to use 'total' as a noun, adjective, verb, or adverb in different contexts and sentences.

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   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.

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