to·tal (tōt'l)
n.

1. An amount obtained by addition; a sum.
2. A whole quantity; an entirety.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or constituting the whole; entire. See synonyms at whole.
2. Complete; utter; absolute: total concentration; a total effort; a total fool.

v., -taled, or -talled, -tal·ing, or -tal·ling, -tals, or -tals.

v.tr.

1. To determine the total of; add up.
2. To equal a total of; amount to.
3. To wreck completely; demolish: survived the crash but totaled the car.

v.intr.
To add up; amount: It totals to three dollars.

[Middle English, whole, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus.]

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