What does total mean?
Definitions for total
ˈtoʊt lto·tal
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word total.
Princeton's WordNet
sum, total, totality, aggregate(noun)
the whole amount
sum, amount, total(adj)
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
entire, full, total(adj)
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
"an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
full, total(verb)
complete in extent or degree and in every particular
"a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"
total, number, add up, come, amount(verb)
add up in number or quantity
"The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up(verb)
determine the sum of
"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
total(verb)
damage beyond the point of repair
"My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert"
Wiktionary
total(Noun)
An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
A total of u00A3145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.
Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to , (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.
total(Noun)
Sum.
The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.
Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to , (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.
total(Verb)
To add up; to calculate the sum of.
When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.
Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to , (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.
total(Verb)
To equal a total of; to amount to.
That totals seven times so far.
Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to , (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.
total(Verb)
to demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
Honey, I'm OK, but I've totaled the car.
Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to , (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.
total(Verb)
To amount to; to add up to.
It totals nearly a pound.
Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to , (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.
total(Adjective)
Entire; relating to the whole of something.
Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to , (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.
total(Adjective)
Complete; absolute.
He is a total failure.
Etymology: From total, from totalis, from totus, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to , (acc.), from tewtéh₂. More at Dutch.
Webster Dictionary
Total(adj)
whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss
Total(noun)
the whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand total of five millions
Freebase
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
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
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'total' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #799
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'total' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1310
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'total' in Nouns Frequency: #880
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'total' in Verbs Frequency: #979
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'total' in Adjectives Frequency: #94
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of total in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of total in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of total in a Sentence
If there is still total destruction and complete insecurity or lack of acceptance for returning IDPs on the part of those who remained behind, returns, which should be the corollary of reconciliation, could actually end up creating even more tension and therefore it would defeat the purpose.
Social media's almightiness has brought about many things, but the main one is transparency. Total transparency everywhere and for everyone.
The amount of 1 percent of O2 shares, set as the maximum total volume of shares for the buyout, was not achieved. PPF Group will disclose the exact number of the shares acquired once the closing, set for 27 February 2015, has been completed.
You are right on target when you say that mad scientists have a total disregard for the wellbeing of others. We don't want to spread evil we just see no point in bothering to spread good.
Senator Paul has no chance of wining the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their senator. Rand should save his lobbyist's and special interest money and just go quietly home, rand's campaign is a total mess, and as a matter of fact, I didn't know he had anybody left in his campaign to make commercials who are not currently under indictment!
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- مجموعArabic
- нәтижәBashkir
- total, sumaCatalan, Valencian
- naprostý, totální, celý, součet, úhrnCzech
- zusammenaddieren, zusammennehmen, komplett, total, gesamt, Gesamtsumme, Summe, aufaddieren, schrotten, ganz, GesamtbetragGerman
- άθροισμαGreek
- total, sumaSpanish
- کلPersian
- summa, täysi, laskea yhteen, olla, tehdä, totaalinen, täydellinen, koko, summata, tuhota, määräFinnish
- totaliser, total, tout, somme, entierFrench
- ard-symManx
- összes, teljes, végösszeg, összegHungarian
- sumoIdo
- intero, totale, sommaItalian
- 総額, 和, 総和, 完全な, 全部, 総計Japanese
- 합계Korean
- hilweşandin, hemû, tev, tevayî, temam, giş, tevandin, ruxandinKurdish
- somma, summa, totus, solidusLatin
- pilnīgsLatvian
- tapekeMāori
- jumlahMalay
- bijeentellen, gehele, optellen, totale, gelijk zijn aan, in de prak rijden, compleet, geheel, totaal, som, volledige, complete, uitkomen op, volledigDutch
- soma, totalPortuguese
- полный, сумма, тотальный, весь, целый, итогRussian
- summaSwedish
- idadi, jumlaSwahili
- மொத்தTamil
- మొత్తము, కూడుట, లెక్క, సరాసరి, పూర్తి, అన్నిTelugu
- ทั้งหมดThai
- 总Chinese
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