total

[ toht-l ]

/ ˈtoʊt l /

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adjective

constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.

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.

involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc.; unqualified; all-out: total war.

noun

the total amount; sum; aggregate: a total of $200.

the whole; an entirety: the impressive total of Mozart's achievement.

verb (used with object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

to bring to a total; add up.

to reach a total of; amount to.

Slang. to wreck or demolish completely: He totaled his new car in the accident.

verb (used without object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

to amount (often followed by to).

SYNONYMS FOR total

1 complete.

5, 6 gross, totality.

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Origin of total

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (adjective), from Medieval Latin tōtālis, equivalent to Latin tōt(us) “entire” + -ālis-al¹

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6. See whole.

OTHER WORDS FROM total

quasi-total, adjectivequa·si-to·tal·ly, adverbre·to·tal, verb (used with object), re·to·taled, re·to·tal·ing or (especially British) re·to·talled, re·to·tal·ling, nounsu·per·to·tal, noun

un·to·taled, adjectiveun·to·talled, adjective

Words nearby total

tost, tostada, to start with, Tostig, tot, total, total abdominal hysterectomy, total allergy syndrome, total aphasia, total bases, total body hypothermia

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The number of total hours worked in the two countries has decreased by almost exactly the same amount.
Despite wildly different approaches, the US and UK are seeing identical declines in hours worked|Dan Kopf|September 17, 2020|Quartz
Bankruptcy filings for 2020 are clocking in at 424, according to S&P Global, and look on track to upset the total filings in 2010.
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Of that total, almost precisely half are projected to have occurred in red states.
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That ended up happening, and 21 total students finished the class in the fourth quarter.
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The landscape is more encouraging internationally, where “Tenet” this weekend added over $30 million, pushing its global total to $207 million.
The North American box office isn’t bouncing back that fast|radmarya|September 14, 2020|Fortune
Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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He advocates a secular regime with a total separation of religion form the government.
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More than 750 prisoners have been detained in total over the past 13 years, and about 2,100 people work there.
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In total, officers said 600 emails or tip-offs had been received by more than 40 officers working on Operation Fairbank.
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She has 16 total nominations, including one in the TV field for Angels in America.
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The total output of manganese in the United States in 1901 was less than 12,000 tons.
The History of Cuba, vol. 5|Willis Fletcher Johnson
The total number of remembered dreams varies considerably with different observers, some attaining an average of ten per night.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7|Various
Nevertheless, there is a total impression derived from it which we cannot feel to be true.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864|Various
Germany recognizes the total independence of German Austria in the boundaries traced.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
The annual balance sheet, however, would show the percentage of profit to the total outlay.
The life and teaching of Karl Marx|M. Beer

British Dictionary definitions for total

total

/ (ˈtəʊtəl) /

noun

the whole, esp regarded as the complete sum of a number of parts

adjective

complete; absolutethe evening was a total failure; a total eclipse

(prenominal) being or related to a totalthe total number of passengers

verb -tals, -talling or -talled or US -tals, -taling or -taled

(when intr, sometimes foll by to) to amountto total six pounds

(tr) to add upto total a list of prices

(tr) slang to kill or badly injure (someone)

(tr) mainly US to damage (a vehicle) beyond repair

Derived forms of total

totally, adverb

Word Origin for total

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus all

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verb (used with object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

verb (used without object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

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verb (used with object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

verb (used without object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

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verb -tals, -talling or -talled or US -tals, -taling or -taled

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