Meaning & use
total
Complete or entire; including everything or everyone.
See it in a sentence
The total cost of the trip came to just under two thousand dollars.
There was total silence in the room after the announcement.
A note on using this word
As a noun, it often follows 'grand' for emphasis, as in 'the grand total came to $500.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The final sum reached by adding numbers or amounts together.
Add up the receipts and give me the total by Friday.
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