total
/ˈtoʊtl/
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Also a noun and a verb
Meaning
The whole number or amount obtained by adding parts together.
The final total on the grocery receipt was higher than we expected.
Can you check these figures to make sure the total is accurate?
Collocations
- grand total
- running total
- reach a total
Synonyms
- sum
- aggregate
Antonyms
Meaning
To add up to a particular cumulative amount.
Expenses for the business trip totaled nearly one thousand dollars.
Do your current savings total enough for a down payment?
To damage a vehicle beyond the economic feasibility of repair.
He was unhurt, but the collision totaled his sedan.
Has the insurance company decided to total the car?
How it's used
This means “add up to an amount”
- total five hundred dollars
The repair bills total five hundred dollars.
Synonyms
- equal
- wreck