total

[toht-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).

Origin of total

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin tōtālis, equivalent to Latin tōt(us) entire + -ālis -al¹

Related formsqua·si-to·tal, 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, nounun·to·taled, adjectiveun·to·talled, adjective

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1. complete. 5, 6. gross, totality. 6. See whole.

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Examples from the Web for totaled

Contemporary Examples

The “Harlem Shake” videos, meanwhile, have totaled over 175 million YouTube views and counting.
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February 18, 2013
The no votes from Republicans totaled 151, while just 16 Democrats gave the Heisman.
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John Avlon
January 2, 2013
Her largest run of donations to the Democratic Party came in 2002 and totaled more than $262,000.
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Matthew DeLuca
May 20, 2012
And there were checks for Hunter's Santa Barbara-based "spiritual adviser" that totaled close to $10,000.
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Diane Dimond
May 1, 2012
The charitable exemption would then save the rabbi all future property taxes which last year totaled $63,393.60.
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Diane Dimond
March 17, 2012

Historical Examples

At the end of the month, all of the columns should be totaled.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The girl's eyes glowed with happiness as she totaled the catch of the fishermen.
El Diablo
Brayton Norton
These are then converted into their numerical equivalents, and totaled.
Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240
Anonymous
A reasonable time for their journeys would have totaled 2550 days.
Our Railroads To-Morrow
Edward Hungerford
Cattle was totaled at forty-four head and hogs at thirty-one.
The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624
Charles E. Hatch

British Dictionary definitions for totaled

total

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 Formstotally, adverb

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for totaled

total

adj.

late 14c., from Old French total, from Medieval Latin totalis "entire, total" (as in summa totalis "sum total"), from Latin totus "all, whole, entire," of unknown origin. Total war is attested from 1937, in reference to a concept developed in Germany.

total

n.

1550s, from total (adj.).

total

v.

1716, from total (n.). Meaning "to destroy one's car" first recorded 1954. Related: Totaled; totaling.

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Examples from the Web for totaled

Contemporary Examples

The “Harlem Shake” videos, meanwhile, have totaled over 175 million YouTube views and counting.

The no votes from Republicans totaled 151, while just 16 Democrats gave the Heisman.

Her largest run of donations to the Democratic Party came in 2002 and totaled more than $262,000.

And there were checks for Hunter's Santa Barbara-based "spiritual adviser" that totaled close to $10,000.

The charitable exemption would then save the rabbi all future property taxes which last year totaled $63,393.60.

Historical Examples

At the end of the month, all of the columns should be totaled.

The girl's eyes glowed with happiness as she totaled the catch of the fishermen.

These are then converted into their numerical equivalents, and totaled.

A reasonable time for their journeys would have totaled 2550 days.

Cattle was totaled at forty-four head and hogs at thirty-one.

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