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- Dictionaryto·tal/ˈtōd(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. comprising the whole number or amount: "a total cost of $4,000" Similar
- 2. complete; absolute: "a total stranger" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the whole number or amount of something: "he scored a total of thirty-three points"
verb
- 1. amount in number to: "they were left with debts totaling $6,260" Similar
- 2. damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck: informal North American "he almost totaled the car" Similar
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The meaning of TOTAL is comprising or constituting a whole : entire. How to use total in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Total.
noun [ C ] uk/ˈtəʊ.təl/us/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/ Add to word listAdd to word list. B1. the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together: At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80 percent of the total. A total of 21 horses were entered in the race. We made $1,000 in total, over three days of trading.
very great or of the largest degree possible: total secrecy. a total disregard for their feelings. total silence. The organization of the event was a total shambles (= very bad). The collapse, when it came, was total.
constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure. Synonyms: complete. 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.
A total is a whole or complete amount, and "to total" is to add numbers or to destroy something. In math, you total numbers by adding them: the result is the total. If you add 8 and 8, the total is 16.
A total is the number that you get when you add several numbers together or when you count how many things there are in a group. The companies have a total of 1,776 employees. American English : total / ˈtoʊtəl /
1. Of, relating to, or constituting the whole amount; entire: the total population of the city. See Synonyms at whole. 2. Complete; utter; absolute: total concentration; a total effort; a total fool. v. to·taled, to·tal·ing, to·tals or to·talled or to·tal·ling. v.tr. 1. To determine the total of; add up: They totaled the applications at 600. 2.
Definition of total adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the amount you get when you add several numbers or amounts together; the final number of people or things when they have all been counted. a total of something You got 47 points on the written examination and 18 on the oral, making a total of 65.
adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈtəʊt ə l / us. total adjective [always before noun] (EVERYTHING) Add to word list. B1. including everything: The total cost of the work was $800. Fewer examples. I'm trying to work out the total cost. China's total energy consumption has doubled in the last ten years.
