adjectivecomplete, or with everything added together ExamplesThe company has total assets of over £1bn • The total amount owed is now £1000. • The total cost was much more than expected. • Total expenditure on publicity is twice that of last year. • Our total income from exports rose last year.Usagethe cargo was written off as a total lossthe cargo was so badly damaged that the insurers said it had no valueUsagetotal incomeall income from all sourcesnounan amount which is complete, with everything added up ExampleThe total of the charges comes to more than £1,000.verbto add up to Examplecosts totalling more than £25,000(Notetotalling - totalled. The US spelling is totaling - totaled.) an amount which is complete, with everything added up complete, or with everything added together to add up to