totalling
v.v. adding up to a specific amount. You use this when you want to say what the final number or cost is after everything is counted.
v. reaching a specific sum or amount when added together. Present participle of 'total'; functions as a transitive verb taking a numerical or quantitative object.
The bill is high, totalling over fifty dollars.
The charity received hundreds of small donations throughout the month, eventually totalling nearly ten thousand dollars.
The storm caused widespread damage across the coastal region, with initial insurance claims totalling several million dollars before the full extent of the destruction was even assessed.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object representing the sum.
The costs totalling to fifty dollars.The costs totalling fifty dollars.The verb 'total' is transitive and does not require the preposition 'to' before the amount.