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total


Definition: Meaning of, total in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtəʊt(ə)l /

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  1. [usually before noun] complete, or as great as is possible
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  2. total number/amount/cost etc the number, amount etc that is the total
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total totals
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  1. the final number or amount of things, people etc when everything has been counted
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  2. grand total the final total, including all the totals added together [↪  subtotal]
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  3. grand total used humorously when you think the final total is small
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
total totalled, totaled totalled, totaled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
totalling, totaling totals
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  1. [linking verb, transitive] to reach a particular total
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  2. [transitive] informal especially American English to damage a car so badly that it cannot be repaired
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total used in phrases

  • grand total (noun)
    1. the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers
  • sum total (noun)
    1. the sum total the whole of an amount
  • total aphasia (noun)
    1. loss of all ability to communicate
  • total darkness (noun)
    1. total absence of light
  • total depravity (noun)
    1. the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin
  • total eclipse (noun)
    1. an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured
  • total heat (noun)
    1. thermodynamics a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
  • total hysterectomy (noun)
    1. surgical removal of the uterus and cervix
  • total parenteral nutrition (noun)
    1. administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
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