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| to·tal [ tṓt'l ] |
noun (plural to·tals) |
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sum: the sum of several amounts added or considered together
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adjective |
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1. overall: with everything added or considered together
  the total price
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2. used for emphasis: used to emphasize how good, bad, or complete something is
a total success
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transitive verb (past and past participle to·taled, present participle to·tal·ing, 3rd person present singular to·tals) |
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1. add things together: to add several amounts together to arrive at a total
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2. amount to total: to amount to a particular total when added or considered together
The numbers totaled in the hundreds.
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3. kill somebody or destroy something: to kill, destroy, wreck, or demolish somebody or something
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slang
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totaled the car
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| [14th century. Via French< medieval Latin totalis< Latin totus "entire"] |
