total (ˈtəʊtəll
)
Definitions
noun
- the whole, esp regarded as the complete sum of a number of parts
adjective
- complete; absolute ⇒
the evening was a total failure
a total eclipse
- (prenominal) being or related to a total ⇒
the total number of passengers
verb
- when intr, sometimes foll by to to amount ⇒
to total six pounds
- (tr) to add up ⇒
to total a list of prices
- (tr) slang to kill or badly injure (someone)
- (tr) mainly US to damage (a vehicle) beyond repair
Alternative Forms
ˈtotally adverbWord Origin
C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus allSynonyms
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complete,
absolute,
utter,
whole,
perfect,
entire,
sheer,
outright,
all-out,
thorough,
unconditional,
downright,
undisputed,
consummate,
unqualified,
out-and-out,
undivided,
overarching,
unmitigated,
thoroughgoing,
arrant,
deep-dyed,
Translations
- British English:
total
The total number or cost of something is the number or cost that you get when you add together or count all the parts in it....the total cost of the project.ˈtəʊtl ADJECTIVE ...the total cost of the project.
- Spanish:
total
adj
- French:
total
adj
- German:
völlig
adj
- Chinese: 总的 adj
- Arabic: إِجْمَاليّ adj
- Portuguese: total adj
- Russian: полный adj полная
- Croatian: ukupan adj ukupna
- Czech: naprostý adj
- Danish: total adj
- Dutch: totaal adj
- Finnish: kokonais- adj
- Greek: συνολικός adj συνολική
- Italian: totale adj
- Japanese: 完全な no_posp
- Korean: 전체의 adj
- Norwegian: total adj
- Polish: całkowity adj
- Brazilian Portuguese: total adj
- European Spanish:
total
adj
- Swedish: total adj totalt
- Thai: โดยสมบรูณ์ adj
- Turkish: tam adj
- Vietnamese: hoàn toàn adj
- British English:
total
A total is the number that you get when you add several numbers together or when you count how many things there are in a group.The companies have a total of 1,776 employees.ˈtəʊtl NOUN The companies have a total of 1,776 employees.
- Spanish:
total
nm
- French:
total
nm
- German:
Summe
nf
- Chinese: 总数 n
- Arabic: إِجْمَاليّ n
- Portuguese: total nm
- Russian: итог nm
- Croatian: total nm
- Czech: součet nm
- Danish: samlet antal nnt
- Dutch: totaal nnt
- Finnish: kokonaismäärä n
- Greek: σύνολο nnt
- Italian: totale nm
- Japanese: 合計 n
- Korean: 합계 n
- Norwegian: sum nm
- Polish: suma nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: total nm
- European Spanish:
total
nm
- Swedish: summa nutr
- Thai: ผลรวม n
- Turkish: toplam n
- Vietnamese: tổng số n
Usage examples
He said he thought this new campaign for his reprieve was a total waste of time.
, THE EXECUTION (2002)In a village of 2300 homes, that adds up to a total loss in value for the whole village of around £46 million.
Country Life (2004)The average pension cost for Irish plcs is just 3.9 per cent of total employment costs.
Irish Times (2002)A total of 114 temporary staff at Solectron were laid off at the end of last week.
Glasgow Herald (2001)He also resembled King Edward the Third, Fifth and Second, making a grand total of King Edward the Seventeenth.
, THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)