tot
pronunciation
How to pronounce tot in British English:
UK [tɒt]
How to pronounce tot in American English:
US [tɑt]
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- Noun:
- a small amount (especially of a drink)
- a young child
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- Verb:
- determine the sum of
Word Origin
- tot (n.)
- "little child," 1725, Scottish, of uncertain origin, perhaps a shortened form of totter, or related to Old Norse tottr, nickname of a dwarf (compare Swedish tutte "little child," Danish tommel-tot "little child," in which the first element means "thumb"). Tot-lot "play ground for young children" is recorded from 1944.
- tot (v.)
- "to reckon up," 1760, from tot (n.) "total of an addition," first recorded 1680s, short for total (n.). Hence, "to mark (an account or a name) with the word 'tot.'"
Example
- 1. With consumption you tot up the carbon emitted when providing the goods and services bought there .
- 2. But grand plans for hukou reform have fallen by the wayside before as officials tot up the price .
- 3. Now that the end of the extreme heat is finally in sight , businesses are starting to tot up the losses and profits of an extraordinary spell of weather .
- 4. Governments tot up trade figures , hospital waiting times and exam results ; companies measure their turnover , profits and inventory .
- 5. The steps for these zucchini boats are so simple a tot can put their chef 's hat on and get cooking with minimal assistance from mama .