See Also: total 2, noun(dictionary)
Total(money)
TOTAL(law)
sum total(dictionary)
Total(medicine)
total(1)(dictionary)
total(2)(dictionary)
TOTAL(finance)
sum total(dictionary)
total war(encyclopedia)

total 2, noun (oh)



2 W2S2 n [C]
the final number or amount of things, people etc when everything has been counted
::That's ¡ê7 and ¡ê3.50, so the total is ¡ê10.50.
a total of 20/100 etc
::A total of thirteen meetings were held to discuss the issue.
in total
::There were probably about 40 people there in total.
the sum total
(=the whole of an amount when everything is considered together)
grand total
a) the final total, including all the totals added together
-see also subtotal subtotal
b) used humorously when you think the final total is small
::I earned a grand total of $4.15.