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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.
whole implies that nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away. entire may suggest a state of completeness or perfection to which nothing can be added. total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered. all may equal whole, entire, or total.
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 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.
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 /
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. noun. the total amount; sum; aggregate: a total of $200. Synonyms: totality, gross.
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.
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.
