totting

British

/ ˈtɒtɪŋ /

noun

the practice of searching through rubbish for usable or saleable items

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Etymology

Origin of totting

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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Inside, staff are totting up how many players the club has.

From BBC

The season-by-season improvement so far means Arsenal have gone from totting up just 56 points in 2019-20 to posting 89 points last season.

From BBC

Second on the medals table stood France, with the host athletes pleasing home crowds by totting up 14 gold, 15 silver and 12 bronze medals.

From BBC

Another visitor from Australia, Tony Cosford, was busy totting up the figures.

From Reuters

These days, though, I have a bad habit of treating Cézannes like math problems, totting up their heavy brush strokes as so many mileposts on the road to the 20th century.

From New York Times

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