tote up
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To count everything up and find the total.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To calculate a total by adding together a series of individual figures or amounts.
"Let me tote up everything we've spent so far and see where we stand."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
More common in American English. Slightly informal and conversational. Often used when going through a list of items or figures. Less formal than 'total up' and less widely known than 'add up'. May sound slightly old-fashioned to younger speakers.
Commonly used with
costs score points expenses figures damages
Forms
Base
tote up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
totes up
he/she/it
Past simple
toted up
yesterday
Past participle
toted up
have + pp
-ing form
toting up
continuous
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