The meaning of Totals

noun

A whole formed by combining several separate elements.

Usage examples:

The council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies

adjective

Formed or calculated by the combination of several separate elements; total.

Usage examples:

The aggregate amount of grants made

verb

Form or group into a class or cluster.

Usage examples:

Socio-occupational groups aggregate men sharing similar kinds of occupation

phrasal verb

Cause to experience suddenly

verb

To move or travel toward the speaker or with the speaker

Usage examples:

Will you come here, please?, did you come here by car?, come on in! the water’s great., are you com…

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

verb

Pull or knock down (a building).

Usage examples:

The house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre

verb

To completely destroy buildings or other structures

Usage examples:

Most of the town was demolished by the tornado., they demolished the old school to build a new one.

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Usage examples:

The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

Usage examples:

You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

noun

The whole of something.

Usage examples:

She would have to stay in her room for the entirety of the weekend

noun

Something in its entirety means all of something from beginning to end

Usage examples:

I never read the contract in its entirety, just parts of it.

noun

With all parts included

Usage examples:

The shareholder value committee will explore selling the company in its entirety, instead of a piec…

adjective

Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.

Usage examples:

Add equal amounts of water and flour

noun

A person or thing that is the same as another in status or quality.

Usage examples:

We all treat each other as equals

verb

Be the same as in number or amount.

Usage examples:

Four plus six divided by two equals five

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

noun

An arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations.

Usage examples:

Think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three

verb

Amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise.

Usage examples:

The demonstrators numbered more than 5,000

noun

A unit or its symbol that forms part of a system of counting and calculating, and that represents an amount or position in a series

Usage examples:

You can write numbers in words, such as six, seven, and eight, or with symbols, such as 6, 7, and 8…

verb

Crash (a motor vehicle or aircraft).

Usage examples:

Ernie pranged his sports car last month

noun

A crash involving a motor vehicle or aircraft.

Usage examples:

He had numerous prangs and near misses in his motoring life

verb

To damage a vehicle slightly in a road accident

Usage examples:

She pranged her mother's car a week after she passed her driving test.

noun

A thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome.

Usage examples:

The tower collapsed as a result of safety violations

verb

Occur or follow as the consequence of something.

Usage examples:

Anger may result from an argument

noun

Something that happens or exists because of something else

Usage examples:

The mayor says crime is lower as a result of good police work., a lot of people survived the crash …

phrasal verb

Extend to or reach a specified amount or size.

Usage examples:

The document ran to almost 100 pages

phrasal verb

(of a person) show a tendency to or inclination towards something.

Usage examples:

He was tall and running to fat

phrasal verb

Try to use someone for support or help.

Usage examples:

Don't come running to me for a handout

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Usage examples:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Usage examples:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

noun

A particular amount of money.

Usage examples:

They could not afford such a sum

verb

Find the sum of (two or more amounts).

Usage examples:

If we sum these equations we obtain x

noun

The process of adding things together.

Usage examples:

The summation of numbers of small pieces of evidence

noun

The whole of something.

Usage examples:

The totality of their current policies

noun

The whole of something

Usage examples:

We need to consider this very serious issue in its totality.

adjective

All of; entire.

Usage examples:

He spent the whole day walking

noun

A thing that is complete in itself.

Usage examples:

The subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole

adverb

Used to emphasize the novelty or distinctness of something.

Usage examples:

The man who's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘cowboy’

noun

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.

Usage examples:

The survivors of the wreck

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

Usage examples:

The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

idiom

Reduce the estimated value of something

phrasal verb

Dismiss someone or something as insignificant.

Usage examples:

They were written off as a bunch of no-hopers

phrasal verb

Cancel the record of a bad debt; acknowledge the loss of or failure to recover an asset.

Usage examples:

He urged the banks to write off debt owed by poorer countries