Definition of total
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Examples of total in a Sentence
a total lack of support
a total eclipse of the sun
He demanded total control of the project.
What was the total amount of the bill?
the total number of words
The country has a total population of about 100 million.
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In high-income countries, where cigarettes are most expensive, taxes make up on average 65% of the total price.
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A Total spokeswoman in Paris declined to comment or offer additional details about the LNG terminal and power plant project mentioned by Preel.
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More than 60 percent of the group’s total 2017 receipts came online, through the mail or over the phone, and nearly 300,000 contributions came from first-time donors.
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The final touch is the total rejection of the zombie by his own community.
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There is no limit on the amount of the total purchase.
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The three tracts south of Route 40, covering about 7.3 square miles, had just over 21,700 residents in the 2010 Census, about 9 percent of county's total population of 245,000, and roughly 8.5 percent of 95,500 households.
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Total drug overdoses were up 41 percent compared to the first six months of 2015.
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The total cost of the stadium has been estimated to be $175 million.
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Origin and Etymology of total
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin totus whole, entire
Synonym Discussion of total
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Definition of total
Examples of total in a Sentence
a total of 25 square miles
that's the total for our wheat harvest this year
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Since the initial class of 21 volunteers in 1992, the Rancho Bernardo unit has had a total of 267 volunteers, said RB RSVP Assistant Administrator Shelby Long.
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Ultimately, systems in a total of 39 states were hit.
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After vetting, the total came down to about 4,000 candidates, 50 of which were Earth-size and in the habitable zone.
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LARS has a total of 19 supportive housing units and two transitional housing units that are federally funded.
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First Known Use of total
1557
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
total
Definition of total
totaled
ortotalled
;totaling
ortotalling
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This totals around 4 percent of the federal budget.
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Workplace fatalities in the country totaled 4,836 in 2015 with 33 people dying while collecting trash, recycling or other materials.
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Medical cannabis transactions totaled $38.4 million.
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First Known Use of total
1716
Examples of total in a Sentence
He carefully totaled the bill.
two and two total four
First Known Use of total
1601
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
TOTAL Defined for English Language Learners
total
playDefinition of total for English Language Learners
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: complete or absolute
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: after everything or everyone is counted
total
Definition of total for English Language Learners
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: the number or amount of everything counted
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Definition of total for English Language Learners
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: to produce (a total) when added together
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: to add numbers together to find out the total
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: to damage (something, such as a car) so badly that it is not worth repairing
TOTAL Defined for Kids
Definition of total for Students
1 : being such to the fullest degree total ruin
2 : making up the whole I collected the total amount.
3 : of or relating to the whole of something a total eclipse of the sun
4 : making use of every means to do something total war
totally
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