totaling

Reaching a sum

Totaling means adding up to reach a sum: The bill came to $47, totaling tax and tip.

It also means calculating that sum: She spent the afternoon totaling receipts.

In American usage, totaling a car means wrecking it so completely that repair costs exceed its value—the insurance company "totals" it by declaring it a total loss.

calculating

summing

Adding quantities together

adding upSumming together
tallyingSumming items systematically
computingProcessing data mathematically

reckoning · tabulating · figuring · counting · arithmetic · calculation · aggregate · sum · tally · final count

wrecking

destroying

Causing complete ruin

demolishingDestroying a structure completely
crashingColliding with force
smashingBritish slang for excellent

ruining · write-off · wreck · collision · accident · insurance claim · crashed · junked · salvage · fender bender

summarizing

recap

Brief review of events

synopsisCondensed version of content
summing upCondensing key points
wrap-upConcluding summary or review

overview · recapitulation · conclusion · roundup · digest · abstract · condensing · distillation · bottom line · net result

accumulating

amassing

Collecting in quantity

accruingGradually increasing amount
building upIncreasing gradually
mountingSteadily increasing in degree

reaching · aggregating · collecting · compiling · accumulation · running up · hitting · approaching · nearing · coming to

totaling

summing

destroying

recap

amassing

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