total

to·tal  (ttl)

n.

1. An amount obtained by addition; a sum.

2. A whole quantity; an entirety.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or constituting the whole; entire. See Synonyms at whole.

2. Complete; utter; absolute: total concentration; a total effort; a total fool.

v. to·taled or to·talled, to·tal·ing or to·tal·ling, to·tals

v.tr.

1. To determine the total of; add up.

2. To equal a total of; amount to.

3. To wreck completely; demolish: survived the crash but totaled the car.

v.intr.

To add up; amount: It totals to three dollars.

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[Middle English, whole, from Old French, from Medieval Latin ttlis, from Latin ttus; see teut- in Indo-European roots.]

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total

Noun

1. the whole, esp. regarded as the sum of a number of parts

2. in total overall: the company employs over 700 people in total

Adjective

1. complete: a total ban on alcohol

2. being or related to a total: the total number of deaths

Verb

[-talling, -talled] or US [-taling, -taled]

1. to amount to: the firm's losses totalled more than $2 billion

2. to add up: purchases are totalled with a pencil and a notepad [Latin totus all]

totally adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	total - the whole amount aggregate, totality, sum whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
	2.	total - a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers sum, amount quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable grand total - the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers subtotal - the sum of part of a group of numbers
Verb	1.	total - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" number, amount, add up, come work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" outnumber - be larger in number average, average out - amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" make - add up to; "four and four make eight"
	2.	total - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, add up, sum, sum up, tally, add add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
	3.	total - damage beyond the point of repair; "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
Adj.	1.	total - constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" entire, full whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
	2.	total - complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" full complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

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total

noun 1. sum, mass, entirety, grand total, whole, amount, aggregate, totality, full amount, sum total << OPPOSITE part

adjective 2. complete, absolute, utter, whole, perfect, entire, sheer, outright, all-out, thorough, unconditional, downright, undisputed, consummate, unqualified, out-and-out, undivided, overarching, unmitigated, thoroughgoing, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) << OPPOSITE partial

verb 3. amount to, make, come to, reach, equal, run to, number, add up to, correspond to, work out as, mount up to, tot up to

verb 4. add up, work out, sum up, compute, reckon, tot up << OPPOSITE subtract

Translations

total [ˈtəutl] adj → total, entero

n → total m; suma

vt (= add up) → sumar (= amount to); ascender a;

grand total → cantidad f total (= cost); importe m total;

in total → en total, en suma

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total [ˈtəutl] adj → total(e)

n → total m

vt (= add up) → faire le total de, additionner (= amount to); s'élever à;

in total → au total

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total [ˈtəutl] adj [number etc] → gesamt; [failure, wreck etc] → völlig, total

n → Gesamtzahl f

vt (= add up) → zusammenzählen (= add up to); sich belaufen auf;

in total → insgesamt

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total [ˈtəutl] adj → totale

n → totale m

vt (= add up) → sommare (= amount to); ammontare a;

in total → in tutto