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   total

   /ˈtəʊtl/

   adjective

   • 1. comprising the whole number or amount: "a total cost of £4,000" Similar entirecompletewholefullcomprehensivecombinedaggregategrossoverallcompositeintegral
   • 2. complete; absolute: "it is a matter of total indifference to me" Similar completeutterabsolutethoroughperfectdownrightout-and-outoutrightthoroughgoingall-outsheerpositiveprizerankpuredyed-in-the-wooldeep-dyedrealconsummateveritableunmitigatedunqualifiedunadulteratedunalloyedunconditionalunequivocalfullunlimitedlimitlessinfiniteultimatethrough and throughin-depthunbrokenundivideduninterruptedinformal:rightproperarchaic:arrantOpposite partial

   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 add up toamount tomount up tocome torun tomakecorrespond toequalwork out asnumbertot up to
   • ▪ add up the full number or amount of: "the scores were totalled" Similar addsumcountreckontotcomputework outtake stock of
   • 2. damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck: informal North American "he almost totalled the car" Similar wreckcrashsmashdestroydamage beyond repairdemolishwrite offinformal:prang

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin totalis, from totum ‘the whole’, neuter of Latin totus ‘whole, entire’. The verb, at first in the sense ‘add up’, dates from the late 16th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the amount or number that you get when several smaller amounts are added together: a total of $20/£1,000/€3m, etc. We calculated all costs to the company and came to a total of $5,500. We employ 534 staff in total. We have a large workforce with women representing 30% of the total.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › totalTotal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TOTAL is comprising or constituting a whole : entire. How to use total in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Total.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOTAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] us / ˈtoʊ.t̬ ə l / uk / ˈtəʊ.t ə l / Add to word list. B1. the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together: At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80 percent of the total. A total of 21 horses were entered in the race. We made $1,000 in total, over three days of trading.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › totalTOTAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The total number or cost of something is the number or cost that you get when you add together or count all the parts in it. There could begin to be a decline in the total number of babies born each year.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of total – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   including everything: The total cost of the work was $800. Fewer examples. I'm trying to work out the total cost. China's total energy consumption has doubled in the last ten years. The device measures the total distance travelled. The total cost of the film was twenty million dollars.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtotal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of total adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.