Adjective
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. Noun
a total of 25 square miles
that's the total for our wheat harvest this year Verb
He carefully totaled the bill.
two and two total four
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
In total, there have been 45 MLB celebrations of the Grateful Dead, and 20 Jerry Garcia Nights.—Alex Scordelis, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2024 The yardstick, which comprises about 27% of the total CPI weighting, rose 5.4% from a year ago.—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
Noun
That brings the overseas total to $683.5M and global to $1.305B. After eight weekends in worldwide play, the Merc now fronts the 23rd movie ever to cross $1.3B.
Top 5 markets to date: UK ($72.7M), China ($59.6M), Mexico ($43.5M), Australia ($42.5M) and Germany ($38.3M).—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2024 This was helped by the addition of 49 new brands to take the online offer to more than 90 in total.—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Verb
Additionally, new orders as of January 1, 2024 ensure continued success totalling €2.6 billion.—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 Its spending since 2010, totaling $129 million, puts the industry second only to fossil fuels, according to a report from the progressive consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.—Whizy Kim, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
Adverb
Dunning upped his innings pitched total from 117 in 2021 to 153, which was the biggest marker of progress for him on the season.—Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022 Phiaton rates the buds as offering 11 hours if continuous use, and up to 28 hours total with the charging case.—Andy Meek, BGR, 22 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for total
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin totus whole, entire
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