Total /(?)/

To·tal

Total

a.
  1. Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

Phrases & Compounds
Total abstinence
See Abstinence, n., 1.
Total depravity
See Original sin, under Original.

Total

n.
  1. The whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand total of five millions.

Total

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Totaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Totaling

  1. To bring to a total; also, to reach as a total; to amount to. [Colloq.]
  2. to determine the total of (a set of numbers); to add; -- often used with up; as, to total up the bill.
  3. To damage beyond repair; -- used especially of vehicles damaged in an accident; as, he skid on an ice patch and totaled his Mercedes against a tree. From total loss. [colloq.]