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tote

1

[ toht ]

verb (used with object)

toted, toting.
  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 vehicle or boat.


noun

  1. the act or course of toting.
  2. something that is toted.

tote

2

[ toht ]

verb (used with object)

toted, toting.
  1. Informal. to add up; total.

tote

3

[ toht ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a totalizator.

tote

1

/ əʊ /

verb

  1. tr to carry, convey, or drag
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of or an instance of toting
  2. something toted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Tote

2

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. the Tote
    sometimes not capital short for totalizator totalizator
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴdzٱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٴdza· ٴdzٱa· adjective
  • ٴdzİ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tote1

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80; origin uncertain

Origin of tote2

First recorded in 1885–90; probably verb use of tote, shortening of total

Origin of tote3

First recorded in 1890–95; by shortening
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tote1

C17: of obscure origin
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The mini totes are back, and they are starting another mini craze at your neighborhood Trader Joe’s store.

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“Hey, little muffin! Look at you,” he cooed as tiny Finn was toted into the picture, smoosh-face and all, carried by mama Kylie.

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Others, who just wanted an infallible excuse to tote their animals alongside them to bars and cafes, had no such shame.

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While living on the East Coast, she toted her own newborn on public transit.

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The memoir displays Dunthorne’s gift for wry understatement and his doggedness as a researcher: he dug through archives, toted around a Geiger counter and even cooked food that his great-grandfather once consumed.

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