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).

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Origin of total

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

SYNONYMS FOR total

1 complete.

5, 6 gross, totality.

6 See whole.

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Related forms

qua·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, noun

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

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Examples from the Web for totaled

The “Harlem Shake” videos, meanwhile, have totaled over 175 million YouTube views and counting.
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The no votes from Republicans totaled 151, while just 16 Democrats gave the Heisman.
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Her largest run of donations to the Democratic Party came in 2002 and totaled more than $262,000.
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And there were checks for Hunter's Santa Barbara-based "spiritual adviser" that totaled close to $10,000.
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The charitable exemption would then save the rabbi all future property taxes which last year totaled $63,393.60.
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That evening, after a coffee-less supper—both the gas and the water had been turned off that afternoon—he totaled up his figures.
The Servant Problem|Robert F. Young
Kirk, his search completed, sat down on the edge of the bed's footboard and totaled up what he had learned.
Twelve Times Zero|Howard Carleton Browne
These are then converted into their numerical equivalents, and totaled.
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A reasonable time for their journeys would have totaled 2550 days.
Our Railroads To-Morrow|Edward Hungerford
But as the waiting grew longer, and the dragging minutes totaled the quarter-hour and then the half, he began to perspire again.
The Grafters|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for totaled

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 Formstotally, adverb

Word Origin for total

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

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Word Origin and History for totaled (1 of 3)

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.

Word Origin and History for totaled (1 of 3)

total

1550s, from total (adj.).

Word Origin and History for totaled (2 of 3)

total

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

total

adjective

noun

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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total

noun

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

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