Definitions for Total
ˈtoʊt lto·tal

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sum, total, totality, aggregatenoun

   the whole amount

2. sum, amount, totaladjective

   a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

3. entire, full, totaladjective

   constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

   "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

4. full, totalverb

   complete in extent or degree and in every particular

   "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

5. total, number, add up, come, amountverb

   add up in number or quantity

   "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"

6. total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add upverb

   determine the sum of

   "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

7. totalverb

   damage beyond the point of repair

   "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. totalnoun

   An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

   A total of u00A3145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.

2. totalnoun

   Sum.

   The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.

3. totalverb

   To add up; to calculate the sum of.

   When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.

4. totalverb

   To equal a total of; to amount to.

   That totals seven times so far.

5. totalverb

   to demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)

   Honey, I'm OK, but I've totaled the car.

6. totalverb

   To amount to; to add up to.

   It totals nearly a pound.

7. totaladjective

   Entire; relating to the whole of something.

8. totaladjective

   Complete; absolute.

   He is a total failure.

9. Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to, (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Totaladjective

   Etymology: totus, Lat. total, Fr.

   1. Whole; complete; full.

   They set and rise;
   Lest total darkness should by night regain
   Her old possession, and extinguish life. John Milton.

   If all the pains that, for thy Britain’s sake,
   My past has took, or future life may take,
   Be grateful to my queen; permit my pray’r,
   And with this gift reward my total care. Matthew Prior.

   2. Whole; not divided.

   Either to undergo
   Myself the total crime; or to accuse
   My other-self, the partner of my life. John Milton, Par. Lost.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Totaladjective

   whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss

2. Totalnoun

   the whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand total of five millions

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1. Total

   Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s. The group consisted of members Kima Raynor, Keisha Spivey, and Pamela Long.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Total

   tō′tal, adj. whole: complete: undivided: unqualified, absolute.—n. the whole: the entire amount.—v.t. to bring to a total, add up: to amount to.—ns. Tōtalisā′tion; Tōtalisā′tor, Tō′talīser, an automatic betting-machine.—v.t. Tō′talīse.—ns. Tō′talīser; Tōtal′ity, the whole sum, quantity, or amount.—adv. Tō′tally.—n. Tō′talness, entireness. [Fr.,—Low L. totalis—L. totus, whole.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. total

   The whole amount.

   The total bill was shared among everyone to ensure it was fair as no-one drinks alcoho.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

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1. total

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Total' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #799

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Total' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1310

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Total' in Nouns Frequency: #880

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Total' in Verbs Frequency: #979

5. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Total' in Adjectives Frequency: #94

Anagrams for Total »

1. lotta

How to pronounce Total?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Total in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Total in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Total in a Sentence

1. Gabriel Wer:

   We're in mourning because we know the electoral system we have nowadays is not the best; it's not the one we could have, and it's not the one we deserve, we wanted to show in a very visible way that we're outraged with this situation, with a process that has been corrupted. There are more than 1,400 candidates being investigated who are still running (out of a total of 23,497).

2. Lawrence Yun:

   Someone buying the same house today that they wanted to buy last year will see a 50 % increase in their monthly payment, people's incomes do not rise by 50 % in a year. Homebuyers are frustrated. This year, they are in total disbelief that they don't have the money to buy at a 6 % mortgage rate.

3. Julia Alexander:

   It's a premium service like HBO Max on top of free ad-supported platforms like Pluto TV, on top of licensing shows to other players in the streaming and linear space, and it's in conjunction with theatrical releases -- not a total replacement of it.

4. Chief Financial Officer Daniel Gonzalez:

   During the second quarter we connected a total of 46 wells, including 38 verticals and eight horizontal wells, taking the total to 360 shale wells already in production.

5. Richie Davis:

   Thats total BS. This was a felony assault and these charges must be upgraded. We are demanding that the Bronx District Attorneys Office treat this much more seriously.

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