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totals

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈtoʊtəɫz// UK //tˈəʊtəlz// to·tals

n. the final amounts you get when you add several numbers together.

n. the whole amounts or sums reached by adding together separate items or numbers.


SIMPLE

The totals for each column are at the bottom of the page.

CONTEXTUAL

After checking the receipts, the accountant realized the monthly totals did not match the bank statement.

COMPLEX

While individual sales were modest, the cumulative totals across all regional branches exceeded the company's annual projections by nearly ten percent.

Synonyms
Usage

Often used in the plural when referring to multiple categories or sets of data.

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