total meaning and definition

TOTAL noun

Definition of total (noun)

1. the whole amount
   • synonyms: aggregate, sum, totality
2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
   • synonyms: amount, sum

TOTAL verb

Definition of total (verb)

1. add up in number or quantity
   • "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
   • synonyms: add up, amount, come, number
2. determine the sum of
   • "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
   • synonyms: add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, tote up
3. damage beyond the point of repair
   • "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert"

TOTAL adjective

Definition of total (adjective)

1. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
   • "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
   • synonyms: entire, full
2. complete in extent or degree and in every particular
   • "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"
   • synonyms: full