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Share This to·tal Audio Help / ˈtoʊt / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ toht -l] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, noun, verb, -taled, -tal·ing or (especially British -talled, -tal·ling. –adjective 1. constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
2. of or pertaining to the whole of something: the total effect of a play.
3. complete in extent or degree; absolute; unqualified; utter: a total failure.
4. involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc.; unqualified; all-out: total war.
–noun 5. the total amount; sum; aggregate: a total of $200.
6. the whole; an entirety: the impressive total of Mozart's achievement.
–verb (used with object) 7. to bring to a total; add up.
8. to reach a total of; amount to.
9. Slang . He totaled his new car in the accident.
–verb (used without object) 10. to amount (often fol. by to ).
[Origin:
1350–1400; ME (adj.) < ML
tōtālis , equiv. to L
tōt (
us ) entire +
-ālis -al 1 ]
—Synonyms 1 . complete.
5, 6 . gross, totality.
6 .See whole. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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An amount obtained by addition; a sum.
A whole quantity; an entirety.
Of, relating to, or constituting the whole; entire. See Synonyms at whole .
Complete; utter; absolute: total concentration; a total effort; a total fool.
to·taled or to·talled , to·tal·ing or to·tal·ling , to·tals
tr.
To determine the total of; add up.
To equal a total of; amount to.
To wreck completely; demolish: survived the crash but totaled the car.
intr.
It totals to three dollars.
whole , from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis , from Latin tōtus ; see teutā- in Indo-European roots.]
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c.1386, from O.Fr. total, from M.L. totalis "entire, total" (as in summa totalis "sum total"), from L. totus "all, whole, entire," of unknown origin. The noun is 1557, from the adj.; the verb is 1716, from the noun; meaning "to destroy one's car" first recorded 1954. Totality is from 1598; in the eclipse sense, 1842. Total war is attested from 1937, in ref. to a concept developed in Germany.
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Share This total adjective 1. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" [syn: entire ] 2. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" [syn: full ] noun 1. the whole amount [syn: sum ] 2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers [syn: sum ] verb 1. add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" 2. determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" 3. damage beyond the point of repair; "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert"
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whole; complete
Example:
What is the total cost of the holiday?; The car was a total wreck.
Arabic: كُلّي، إجْمالي Chinese (Simplified): 总的，完全的 Chinese (Traditional): 總的，完全的 Czech: celkový; úplný Danish: total Dutch: totaal Estonian: kogu-, täielik Finnish: kokonais-, täydellinen French: total, complet German: Gesamt-…, völlig Greek: (συν)ολικός, πλήρης, ολοκληρωτικός Hungarian: teljes Icelandic: samanlagður; allur; algjör Indonesian: keseluruhan Italian: totale
Japanese: 合計の Korean: 전체의, 완전한 Latvian: kopējs; pilnīgs; galīgs Lithuanian: bendras, visas Norwegian: samlet; total- Polish: całkowity Portuguese (Brazil): total Portuguese (Portugal): total Romanian: total, complet Russian: суммарный; полный Slovak: celkový; úplný Slovenian: celoten, popoln Spanish: total Swedish: total, fullständig Turkish: toplam
total [ˈtəutəl] noun
the whole amount, ie of various sums added together
Example:
The total came to / was $10.
Arabic: المَبْلَغ الإجْمالي Chinese (Simplified): 总数 Chinese (Traditional): 總數 Czech: celková částka Danish: facit; sum Dutch: eindbedrag Estonian: kogusumma Finnish: loppusumma French: total German: die Gesamtsumme Greek: σύνολο Hungarian: összérték Icelandic: summa, heildarupphæð Indonesian: jumlah keseluruhan Italian: totale
Japanese: 合計 Korean: 총액, 총계 Latvian: kopsumma Lithuanian: bendra suma Norwegian: (total)sum Polish: suma Portuguese (Brazil): total Portuguese (Portugal): total Romanian: total Russian: итог Slovak: celková čiastka Slovenian: skupna vsota Spanish: total Swedish: total-, slutsumma Turkish: toplam, yekûn
total [ˈtəutəl] verb
to add up or amount to
Example:
The doctor's fees totalled $200.
Arabic: يَبْلُغ مَجْموعه Chinese (Simplified): 总数达… Chinese (Traditional): 總數達… Czech: činit celkem Danish: beløbe sig til Dutch: bedragen Estonian: kogusummas ulatuma Finnish: olla yhteensä French: s'élever à German: sich belaufen auf Greek: ανέρχομαι σε, αθροίζω Hungarian: összegez Icelandic: vera samtals, nema Indonesian: berjumlah Italian: ammontare a*
Japanese: 合計する Korean: 총계 …이 되다; 총계하다 Latvian: kopsummā būt, *veidot Lithuanian: siekti, sudaryti Norwegian: beløpe seg til, utgjøre Polish: wynosić Portuguese (Brazil): totalizar Portuguese (Portugal): somar Romanian: a se ridica la Russian: составлять (в сумме) Slovak: činiť celkove Slovenian: znašati Spanish: sumar, ascender a, elevarse a Swedish: uppgå till Turkish: tutmak, etmek, varmak
See also: totally ,
total up
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Fac*to"tum\, n.; pl.
Factotums (-t?mz). [L., do everything; facere to do + totus all : cf. F. factotum. See
Fact , and
Total .] A person employed to do all kinds of work or business. --B. Jonson.
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Tot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Totted ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Totting .]
1. To mark with the word "tot"; as, a totted debt. See
Tot , n.
2. [Cf.
Total .] To add; to count; to make up the sum of; to total; -- often with up. [Colloq., Eng.]
The last two tot up the bill. --Thackeray.
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To"tal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Totaled or
Totalled ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Totaling or
Totalling .] To bring to a total; to add; also, to reach as a total; to amount to. [Colloq.]
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