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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"
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.
TOTAL meaning: 1. the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together: 2. including everything…. Learn more.
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.
TOTAL definition: 1. the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together: 2. including everything…. Learn more.
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 is the number that you get when you add several numbers together or when you count how many things there are in a group.
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.
totals. The whole amount or number; sum; aggregate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The whole amount of something; the entirety. The storm damaged the total of the housing units. American Heritage. Synonyms: result.
total meaning: 1. including everything: 2. extreme or complete: 3. the amount you get when you add several…. Learn more.
Definition of total adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.