How to Use "Total" with Example Sentences

total (adj): complete

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Used with verbs:

"How did you calculate the total amount?"
(calculate, add up, determine)

"She paid the total bill."
(paid, covered)

"She has total faith in him."
(has)

Used with nouns:

"What is the total amount?"
(amount, area, budget, charge, cost, count, loss, population, score)

"We are in total agreement."
(agreement, control, disagreement, disbelief, disgust, shock)

"It was a total catastrophe."
(catastrophe, disappointment, disaster, embarrassment, failure, misunderstanding, nightmare, waste)

total (n): the final number after everything has been counted

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Used with adjectives:

"What is the grand total?"
(grand, overall, combined, current, sum, final)

"Keep track of your daily totals."
(daily, weekly, monthly)

"The estimated total is more than we expected."
(estimated, approximate)

Used with verbs:

"He worked a total of 40 hours a week."
(worked)

"This year's donations top last year's totals."
(top, pass, equal, surpass)

"Add up the totals."
(add up)

"He spent a total of $1000 on new clothes."
(spent, paid)

"He earned a total of $200 doing yard work."
(earned, made, received)

Used with prepositions:

"In total, they spent over $500 of their own money."
(in)

"She received a total of 95 points out of 100."
(of)