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totaling

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtoʊtəɫɪŋ// to·tal·ing

v. adding up to a specific amount or number. You use this when you want to say what the final result of a calculation is.

v. reaching a specific sum or amount when added together. The present participle of 'total'; takes a numerical object.


SIMPLE

The bill is totaling fifty dollars after tax.

CONTEXTUAL

The company reported losses totaling over three million dollars during the last fiscal quarter.

COMPLEX

By the end of the expedition, the team had collected samples totaling several hundred kilograms, necessitating an unplanned logistical adjustment for the return flight.

Synonyms
Usage

Transitive verb; the present participle is often used in reduced relative clauses to summarize amounts.

Pitfall

The costs totaling to $500.The costs totaled $500.When used as a verb meaning 'to reach a sum', it is transitive and does not require the preposition 'to'.

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