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to tot

to tot

1 8.8
To add numbers together to find the total
  • verb
  • /tɑt/
  • UK
translation icon : sumar
  • They must feel the thrill of totting up a balanced book -

Examples

  • I'm going to go now and tot up these scores and I will come back and tell you who is the winner and this very, very important contest.

  • Basically the questions have to do with toting up on one side of the Ledger.

  • That was quite mad, watching our Twitter just gradually, like, keep totting up.

  • Well, maybe it's that as well, but that wasn't that was totting up and back in the day.

  • I can't really believe that Bush and Cheney get their jollies just going through my bank statements, totting up my mortgage payments, etc.

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  • I need to tot up the expenses for this month before the meeting.

  • Can you help me tot up the total cost of the project?

  • He used a calculator to tot up all the scores from the games.

Synonyms

to add
vsto tot
934 1.0

Put numbers or amounts together to find their total

is the basic mathematical operation described in more casual terms
to come to
vsto tot
276 2.9

Add up to a certain total

is the active phrasal expression used to perform the calculation
to sum
vsto tot
168 1.0

To add two or more numbers to find their total

expresses the same numeric action in everyday phrasing
to add up
vsto tot
118 1.0

Find the total of several numbers

is a short everyday expression for that same calculation
to total
vsto tot
65 1.0

To add numbers together to find the whole amount

is the everyday phrasal expression highlighting the same action
to roll up
vsto tot
22 3.7

Collect small amounts until they become a larger total

describes the same end result but focuses on casual accumulation
to tally
vsto tot
18 3.0

To count or add things like points and votes

focuses on simple totaling, not on recording or scoring tasks
to add together
vsto tot
7 1.0

To calculate the total of two or more numbers by putting them together

is used the same way but often in simple spoken contexts
to sum up
vsto tot
1 2.1

Add several numbers to find the total

is similar but often used more casually in speech
to tote up
vsto tot
  • UK
1 4.3

Add numbers to find the total

is the more casual two-word phrasal form of the same idea
to foot up
vsto tot
  • Jargon
1 8.4

Add numbers in a column to find the total

is more general and not limited to accounting practice
to tot up
vsto tot
  • UK
5.1

To add a group of numbers to find the total

is an informal phrasal way to describe that same calculation
to summate
vsto tot
7.8

To add small amounts together to make a total

is the common everyday phrase for calculating a numeric result

Phrasal Verbs

5.1

To add a group of numbers to find the total

Compounds

tot lot
  • US
1 4.9

A small outdoor playground for very young children, especially toddlers

How Exact

to calculate
210 2.8
to compute
58 4.0
to tot
  • UK
1 8.8
to estimate
765 2.8

Surface Forms

tot infinitive
totted past
totted past participle
totting present participle
tots third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the verb tot used in 'tot up' is to think of total, because to tot numbers is to 'add them up' into a total.