comprising the whole number or amount

a total cost of £4,000

complete; absolute

it is a matter of total indifference to me

a total stranger

the whole number or amount of something

he scored a total of thirty-three points

in total, 200 people were interviewed

amount in number to

they were left with debts totalling £6,260

damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck

he almost totalled the car