adjective
- constituting the (or a) whole; entire; whole
- complete; utter: a total loss
Origin:
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 or totalled, totaling or totalling
- to find the total of; add
- to equal a total of; add up to
- ☆ Slang to wreck completely; demolish
intransitive verb
to amount (to) as a whole