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- Dictionarytotal/ˈtəʊtl/
adjective
- 1. comprising the whole number or amount: "a total cost of £4,000" Similar
- 2. complete; absolute: "it is a matter of total indifference to me" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the whole number or amount of something: "he scored a total of thirty-three points"
verb
- 1. amount in number to: "they were left with debts totalling £6,260" Similar
- 2. damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck: informal North American "he almost totalled the car" Similar
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TOTAL definition: 1. the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together: 2. including everything…. Learn more.
: comprising or constituting a whole : entire. the total amount. 2. : absolute, utter. a total failure. a total stranger. 3. : involving a complete and unified effort especially to achieve a desired effect. total war. total theater. 2 of 4. noun. 1. : a product of addition : sum. 2. : an entire quantity : amount. total. 3 of 4.
very great or of the largest degree possible: total secrecy. a total disregard for their feelings. total silence. The organization of the event was a total shambles (= very bad). The collapse, when it came, was total.
A total is the number that you get when you add several numbers together or when you count how many things there are in a group. The companies have a total of 1,776 employees. American English : total / ˈtoʊtəl /
A total is a whole or complete amount, and "to total" is to add numbers or to destroy something. In math, you total numbers by adding them: the result is the total. If you add 8 and 8, the total is 16.
Define total. total synonyms, total pronunciation, total translation, English dictionary definition of total. n. 1. An amount obtained by addition; a sum. 2. The whole amount of something; the entirety: The storm damaged the total of the housing units. adj. 1.
adjective. constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure. Synonyms: complete. of or relating to the whole of something: the total effect of a play. complete in extent or degree; absolute; unqualified; utter: a total failure. involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc.; unqualified; all-out: total war.
Definition of total adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TOTAL definition: 1. including everything: 2. extreme or complete: 3. the amount you get when you add several…. Learn more.
the amount you get when you add several numbers or amounts together; the final number of people or things when they have all been counted. a total of something You got 47 points on the written examination and 18 on the oral, making a total of 65.
