TOTAL (totalled, totalling)
Dictionary entry overview: What does total mean?
• TOTAL (noun)
The noun TOTAL has 2 senses:
1. the whole amount
2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
Familiarity information: TOTAL used as a noun is rare.
• TOTAL (adjective)
The adjective TOTAL has 4 senses:
1. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
2. including everything
3. without conditions or limitations
4. complete in extent or degree and in every particular
Familiarity information: TOTAL used as an adjective is uncommon.
• TOTAL (verb)
The verb TOTAL has 3 senses:
1. add up in number or quantity
2. determine the sum of
3. damage beyond the point of repair
Familiarity information: TOTAL used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TOTAL (noun)
Meaning:
The whole amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
total; aggregate; totality; sum
Hypernyms ("total" is a kind of...):
unit; whole (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
Meaning:
A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
sum; total; amount
Hypernyms ("total" is a kind of...):
quantity (something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "total"):
grand total (the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers)
subtotal (the sum of part of a group of numbers)
• TOTAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
Synonyms:
total; entire; full
Context examples:
an entire town devastated by an earthquake / gave full attention / a total failure
Similar:
whole (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete)
Meaning:
Including everything
Synonyms:
overall; total; whole
Context examples:
the overall cost / the total amount owed
Similar:
gross (before any deductions)
Meaning:
Without conditions or limitations
Synonyms:
unconditioned; total; absolute
Context example:
a total ban
Similar:
unconditional (not conditional)
Meaning:
Complete in extent or degree and in every particular
Synonyms:
full; total
Context examples:
a full game / a total eclipse / a total disaster
Similar:
complete (having every necessary or normal part or component or step)
• TOTAL (verb)
Meaning:
Add up in number or quantity
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
total; number; amount; add up; come
Context examples:
The bills amounted to $2,000 / The bill came to $2,000
Hypernyms (to "total" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "total"):
work out (be calculated)
outnumber (be larger in number)
average; average out (amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain)
make (add up to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Determine the sum of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
tote up; add together; tot up; tot; summate; total; sum; add up; sum up; tally; add
Context example:
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
Hypernyms (to "total" is one way to...):
count; enumerate; number; numerate (determine the number or amount of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Damage beyond the point of repair
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
My son totaled our new car / the rock star totals his guitar at every concert
Hypernyms (to "total" is one way to...):
damage (inflict damage upon)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
