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mistotal en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + total.

Meanings

1. To incorrectly calculate a total.
   • Should you mistotal a check change the total in pencil and note on your cash sheet the amount over or under totaled as follows: 15 O T for over total and 20 UT for under total as the case or amount may be. 1922, The Hotel World: The Hotel and Travelers Journal, page 17:
   • Finally, he mistotals the number of men who married into their father's clan group to 34, instead of 33. 2014, Linda S Cordell, Stephen Beckerman, The Versatility of Kinship, page 138:
   • Or did he count the same one twice and mistotal? 2013, Jonathan Meades, Pompey: A Novel:
   • A mistotals the price resulting in an offer by A to B to sell the lumber at $400 which offer B accepts, some courts might hold that there is no contract for lack of mutual assent. 1974, John Edward Murray (Jr.), Murray on Contracts, page 266:

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miscount · misadd