# toto

/ˈtoʊtoʊ/ (US) · CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/toto
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

the whole amount of something. It is almost always used in the phrase 'in toto' to mean completely or entirely.

For teachers: the whole or entirety of something. Primarily encountered within the Latin loan-phrase 'in toto', where it functions as an adverbial meaning 'completely' or 'as a whole'.

## Examples

- The committee rejected the proposal in toto.
- Rather than editing specific chapters, the publisher decided to scrap the original manuscript in toto and start over.
- The legal team argued that the contract was invalid in toto, asserting that a single illegal clause rendered the entire agreement unenforceable.

## Usage notes

- Almost exclusively used in the prepositional phrase 'in toto'.

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