totaling

Variant of total

total definition

to·tal (tōt′'l)

adjective

  1. constituting the (or a) whole; entire; whole
  2. complete; utter a total loss

Etymology: ME < MFr < ML totalis < L totus, all, whole < IE base *tēu-, to swell > thumb

noun

the whole amount or number; sum; aggregate

transitive verb totaled -·taled or totalled -·talled, totaling -·tal·ing or totalling -·tal·ling

  1. to find the total of; add
  2. to equal a total of; add up to
  3. ☆ Slang to wreck completely; demolish

intransitive verb

to amount (to) as a whole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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