totale

Totale is an Italian term used as both an adjective and a noun meaning "total" or "whole." It is commonly employed to indicate the complete amount, extent, or sum of something and appears across everyday language, accounting, and statistics.

As an adjective, totale agrees in number with the noun it modifies: il numero totale, la quantità totale, i numeri totali, le quantità totali. It is used to describe the final or entire scope, for example la spesa totale or il valore totale. As a noun, il totale means "the total" or "the sum" and is used to refer to the final figure in a calculation or bill. Example: Il totale da pagare è di 150 euro. In professional contexts, the word often appears on invoices and receipts, sometimes as a heading or label: Totale, or Totale parziale for the partial total.

Etymology and related forms: the word totale derives from Latin totālis, related to totus, meaning "all" or "whole." It exists in other Romance languages with cognate forms such as total in Spanish or Portuguese, sharing the same semantic field.

Usage notes: Totale is neutral and standard in both formal and informal Italian. It can combine with other words to form phrases like importo totale (total amount), valore totale (total value), or numero totale (total number). The term helps distinguish the complete amount from partial sums or averages and is widely understood in financial, administrative, and statistical contexts.