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total something up

to add up the total of something. Please total the bill up and let me see the cost. Total up the bill and give it to me.

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total up

v.

To calculate something, especially by addition: At the end of the game, the judge totaled the points up and declared the winner. We totaled up all the items in our shopping cart to make sure we had enough money.

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