total

Meaning

Noun

1. An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
2. (informal) Sum.

Adj

1. Entire; relating to the whole of something.
2. Complete; absolute.
3. Defined on all possible inputs.
4. (broadly) Left total: Such that for every x in X there is a y in Y with x R y.
5. Such that any two elements are comparable, i.e. for all a and b, either a ≤ b, or b ≤ a.

Verb

1. (transitive) To add up; to calculate the sum of.
2. To equal a total of; to amount to.
3. (US, slang, transitive) To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
4. (intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

Synonyms

sum

whole

complete

entire

all

aggregate

amount

gross

overall

absolute

add up

totality

full

number

🔢

sum up

all together

altogether

add

in all

tally

arrant

every one

summate

count

🔢

sum total

lump

come

utter

completely

tot

general

all-out

perfect

add together

tote up

grand total

full amount

combined

thorough

total amount

entirely

entirety

result

tot up

make

all in all

mass

integral

aggregation

bang up

Translations

total

total

totale

totaal

somme

Gesamtbetrag

geheel

suma

Gesamtsumme

total

ganz

completo

total

intero

Summe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtəʊ.təl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: total

Cognate with Oscan: 𐌕𐌏𐌖𐌕𐌏

Cognate with Umbrian: 𐌕𐌏𐌕𐌀𐌌

Cognate with Old English: þēod

Cognate with English: Dutch

Cognate with English: thede

In summary

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.

Sentences

This young boy is a total genius .

She appeared in a total of thirteen episodes of " Voyager ".

She underwent a total hysterectomy and some chemotherapy , and is regarded as cancer-free.