Definition of «to tot up»

The phrase "to tot up" means to add or calculate something by adding up individual amounts. It can also mean to count, tally or sum up a series of numbers or values. The term comes from the practice of using a counting board with rows of pegs that are moved into position to represent each number and then added together to reach the total.

Sentences with «to tot up»

You need to be well - rounded to succeed in the eLearning game, so getting badges is just as important as totting up all the points for answering quiz questions correctly and completing full eLearning units. (growthengineering.co.uk)
These changes might all seem incremental, but they make an enormous difference when totted up. (carbuyer.co.uk)
Tara Stoinski and colleagues at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia totted up how often four captive female gorillas invited sex or copulated over two years. (newscientist.com)
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