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English
Etymology
mis- + total
Verb
mistotal (third-person singular simple present mistotals, present participle (UK) mistotalling or (US) mistotaling, simple past and past participle (UK) mistotalled or (US) mistotaled)
- To incorrectly calculate a total.
- Coordinate terms: misadd, miscount
1922, The Hotel World: The Hotel and Travelers Journal, page 17: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.
1974, John Edward Murray (Jr.), Murray on Contracts, page 266: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.
2013, Jonathan Meades, Pompey: A Novel:Or did he count the same one twice and mistotal?
2014, Linda S Cordell, Stephen Beckerman, The Versatility of Kinship, page 138:Finally, he mistotals the number of men who married into their father's clan group to 34, instead of 33.