A total is the number that you get when you add several numbers together or when you count how many things there are in a group.

The total number or cost of something is the number or cost that you get when you add together or count all the parts in it.

If there are a number of things in total, there are that number when you count or add them all together.

If several numbers or things total a certain figure, that figure is the total of all the numbers or all the things.

When you total a set of numbers or objects, you add them all together.

You can use total to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.