total
adjective
constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole.
totaling
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present participleof total.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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His state financial disclosure for 2001 listed assets totaling no more than $170,000, a ProPublica and Tribune analysis found.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Dixon said Advent’s global reach, with assets under management totaling $94 billion, allowed it to build a pipeline of opportunities that it typically worked on for up to 18 months before closing a transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Vu tried to cash at least six Treasury checks totaling $2.15 million and successfully cashed two tax fund refunds worth $772,159, the indictment says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Meta would pay in 10 annual installments totaling about $11.7 billion, with a further $5 billion payable only if rival platforms sign comparable agreements -- a maximum of $16.7 billion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Because their system of counting was based on the number 20, the Mayans naturally divided their year into 18 months of 20 days each, totaling 360 days.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
