total
Meaning
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- An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
- (informal) Sum.
Synonyms
total amount
add together
tote up
full amount
major total
gross amount
amount to
the whole
whole thing
lump-sum
renege on
all of it
comprised of
cut to ribbons
increase in number
lay waste to
renegue on
whole lot
a total amount
come altogether to
overall results
final total
gross total
total quantity
population parameter
summary calculation
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtəʊ.təl/
Etymology
From Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”) + -ālis, the former element of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Oscan 𐌕𐌏𐌖𐌕𐌏 (touto, “community, city-state”), Umbrian 𐌕𐌏𐌕𐌀𐌌 (totam, “tribe”, acc.), Old English þēod (“a nation, people, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). More at English Dutch, English thede.
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