total

⁴total

verb

to·taled or to·talledto·tal·ing or to·tal·ling

Definition of TOTAL

transitive verb

1

: to add up : compute

2

: to amount to : number

3

: to make a total wreck of : demolish; specifically : to damage so badly that the cost of repairs exceeds the market value of the vehicle <totaled the car>

Examples of TOTAL

1. He carefully totaled the bill.
2. <two and two total four>

First Known Use of TOTAL

1716

Related to TOTAL

Synonyms: add up (to), aggregate, come (to), count (up to), number, sum (to or into), amount (to)

Antonyms: build, construct, erect, put up, raise, rear, set up

Related Words: average, equal, measure, reach; compose, comprise, constitute, make up

Near Antonyms: doctor, fix, mend, patch, recondition, repair, revamp; create, invent; assemble, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, shape; bring about, constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize; conserve, preserve, protect, save; rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, renovate, restore

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