toting (up)

verb

present participle of tote (up)
as in adding
to combine (numbers) into a single sum he toted up each person's costs to see what we had spent as a group

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  • The Mountain West has since rebuilt its roster by adding UTEP, Grand Canyon and UC Davis as full members, and Northern Illinois and North Dakota State as football-only affiliates.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For example, homes adding energy-efficient windows and doors had a nine times growth, along with a six times increase in insulation and weatherization since 2022.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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“Toting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toting%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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