- tote something up
- tote something up†to add something up. •
The clerk toted the bill up and asked for an enormous sum.
•Tote up your expense report quickly and submit it to accounts payable.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
tote something up
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tote — [[t]to͟ʊt[/t]] totes, toting, toted 1) N SING: the N The Tote is a system of betting money on horses in races. [BRIT] (in AM, use parimutuel) 2) VERB To tote something, especially a gun, means to carry it with you in such a way that people can… … English dictionary
tote — also tote around v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from Gullah tot to carry , probably from a West African language] informal especially AmE to carry something, especially regularly ▪ Kids have to tote heavy textbooks around … Dictionary of contemporary English
tote — ☆ tote1 [tōt ] vt. toted, toting [prob. of Afr orig., as in Kongo tota, to pick up] Informal 1. to carry or haul, esp. in the arms or on the back 2. to be armed with (a gun, etc.) n. 1. Informal a) the act of toting … English World dictionary
tote — [ tout ] verb transitive INFORMAL to carry something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tote betting — The Tote is the only bookmaker in Britain which is allowed to offer pooled bets on horseracing. Other bookmakers offer a Tote service through syndication, while other bookmakers will accept a Tote bet and pay out on exactly the same terms as the… … Wikipedia
tote — I [[t]toʊt[/t]] v. tot•ed, tot•ing, n. 1) to carry, as on one s back or in one s arms 2) to carry on one s person: to tote a gun[/ex] 3) to transport or convey, as on a vehicle 4) something that is toted 5) tote bag • Etymology: 1670–80, amer.;… … From formal English to slang
tote — tote1 totable, toteable, adj. toter, n. /toht/, v., toted, toting, n. v.t. 1. to carry, as on one s back or in one s arms: to tote a bundle. 2. to carry on one s person: to tote a gun. 3. to transport or convey, as on a … Universalium
tote — 1 also tote around verb (T) informal especially AmE to carry something, especially regularly: having to tote around heavy textbooks 2 noun (C) a machine that adds together the amounts of money bet on a race and divides it among the winners … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tote — UK [təʊt] / US [toʊt] verb [transitive] Word forms tote : present tense I/you/we/they tote he/she/it totes present participle toting past tense toted past participle toted mainly American informal to carry something … English dictionary
tote — tote1 noun (the tote) informal a system of betting based on the use of the totalizator, in which dividends are calculated according to the amount staked rather than odds offered. tote2 verb informal, chiefly N. Amer. carry (something).… … English new terms dictionary
tote up — verb determine the sum of Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town • Syn: ↑total, ↑tot, ↑tot up, ↑sum, ↑sum up, ↑summate, ↑add, ↑add together, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
