Meaning & Definition of Total in English
English⟶
Total
/toʊtəl/
noun
1. The whole amount
synonym:
- sum,
- total,
- totality,
- aggregate
2. A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
synonym:
- sum,
- amount,
- total
verb
1. Add up in number or quantity
- "The bills amounted to $2,000"
- "The bill came to $2,000"
synonym:
- total,
- number,
- add up,
- come,
- amount
2. Determine the sum of
- "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
synonym:
- total,
- tot,
- tot up,
- sum,
- sum up,
- summate,
- tote up,
- add,
- add together,
- tally,
- add up
3. Damage beyond the point of repair
- "My son totaled our new car"
- "The rock star totals his guitar at every concert"
synonym:
- total
adjective
1. Constituting the full quantity or extent
- Complete
- "An entire town devastated by an earthquake"
- "Gave full attention"
- "A total failure"
synonym:
- entire,
- full,
- total
2. Complete in extent or degree and in every particular
- "A full game"
- "A total eclipse"
- "A total disaster"
synonym:
- full,
- total
Examples of using
The weight of aluminium in the Earth's crust corresponds to 100.100% of the total weight.
Oh, I'm a total idiot!
What is the grand total?