Total means the full amount that you get when you add everything. It shows how much there is altogether.
The total is thirty dollars.
Add all prices for the total.
Total means full or complete. It shows that something is all the way, without anything missing.
It was a total success.
She made a total mistake.
As a verb, total means to add all numbers together. It means finding the total amount or sum.
Please total the bills now.
He totaled the score fast.
Total is used to show that something is very much or fully one way, for example, very bad or very good. It makes the meaning stronger.
That was a total disaster.
He is a total genius.
Total here means the full amount of money you have to pay after shopping or using services. It adds all prices together.
The total is twenty-five dollars.
Check the total on the receipt.
Total can be used as an adverb to say that something is done fully or completely. It often gives more force to what is said.
I totally agree with you.
She totally forgot the meeting.
In this meaning, to total means to break a car so much that it cannot be fixed. It is used especially in accidents and insurance talks.
He totaled his car in the crash.
The car was totaled after the accident.
