total up
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To add everything together to get the final number.
Literal meaning: To make a total by counting upward.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To add together a series of numbers or amounts to find the grand total.
"Can you total up all the receipts from the trip so we can submit the expenses?"
Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral
To amount to a particular total when all figures are combined.
"The renovation costs totalled up to far more than we had originally budgeted for."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Slightly more formal than 'add up'. Commonly used in business, finance, and administrative contexts. Also used informally when checking a bill or receipts. The object can be placed between 'total' and 'up' or after the full phrase.
Commonly used with
costs expenses figures score bill points
Forms
Base
total up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
totals up
he/she/it
Past simple
totaled up
yesterday
Past participle
totaled up
have + pp
-ing form
totaling up
continuous
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