tot up
phrasal verb
totted up; totting up; tots up
British, informal
: to add numbers together to find out the total
He totted up the bill.
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The only markets to see growth were smaller ones, with Latin American sales rising 16.1 percent and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa totting up a small sales boost of half a percentage point.
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Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Small business owners stood amid scattered debris, totting up the financial damage.
—Peter Boolkah, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Small business owners stood amid scattered debris, totting up the financial damage.
—Peter Boolkah, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Tot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot%20up. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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