Overview of noun total

The noun total has 2 senses

• sum, total, totality, aggregate -- (the whole amount)


• sum, amount, total -- (a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers)

Overview of verb total

The verb total has 3 senses

• total, number, add up, come, amount -- (add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000")


• total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up -- (determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town")


• total -- (damage beyond the point of repair; "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert")

Overview of adj total

The adj total has 2 senses

• entire, full, total -- (constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure")


• full, total -- (complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster")