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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Total

/tōʹtl/ · To·tal · IPA /ˈtoʊ.tl̩/
01 a. Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.
  1. 1.
    Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.
Phrases & compounds
Total abstinence — See Abstinence, n., 1.
Total depravity — See Original sin, under Original.
Syn. Whole; entire; complete. See Whole.
02 n. The whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand total of five millions.
  1. 1.
    The whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand total of five millions.
03 v. t. To bring to a total; also, to reach as a total; to amount to.
imp. & p. p. Totaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Totaling
  1. 1.
    To bring to a total; also, to reach as a total; to amount to.[Colloq.]
  2. 2.
    to determine the total of (a set of numbers); to add; -- often used with up; as, to total up the bill.
  3. 3.
    To damage beyond repair; -- used especially of vehicles damaged in an accident; as, he skid on an ice patch and totaled his Mercedes against a tree. From total loss.[colloq.]