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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › totalTotal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOTAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › totalTOTAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › totalTotal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › totalTotal - definition of total by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTOTAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   TOTAL definition: 1. including everything: 2. extreme or complete: 3. the amount you get when you add several…. Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › totaltotal | meaning of total in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    total meaning, definition, what is total: complete, or as great as is possible: Learn more.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › totalTotal Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    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.