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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to remove or destroy all traces of.

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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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OTHER WORDS FROM total

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

Words nearby total

tost, tostada, tostig, tot, tot., total, total allergy syndrome, total aphasia, total bases, total body hypothermia, total communication

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British Dictionary definitions for totaling

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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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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noun

adjective

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

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