Het totaal
Example: Het totaal van de kosten was hoger dan verwacht.
Definition
"Het totaal" refers to the complete sum or entire amount of something, often used to describe the full quantity or aggregate value, as in the phrase "Het totaal van de kosten was hoger dan verwacht," meaning the total cost was higher than expected.
Etymology
The phrase "het totaal" comes from Dutch, where "het" is the definite article 'the' and "totaal" derives from the Latin word 'totalis,' meaning 'entire' or 'whole.' Did you know? The word 'totaal' was adopted into Dutch to express completeness or entirety, much like its English counterpart 'total.'
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"Het totaal" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 1", containing 111 commonly used words.
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