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8 PHRASE If you say that someone argues the toss , you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important. [BRIT , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ about ] They were still arguing the toss about the first goal.

9 PHRASE If you say that you do not give a toss about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you do not care about them at all. [BRIT , INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ about ] Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?

10 PHRASE If you toss and turn , you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.

to ss-up (toss-ups ) N‑COUNT If you say that it is a toss-up whether one thing will happen or another thing will happen, you mean that either result seems equally likely. □  It's a toss-up whether oil prices will go up or down over the days ahead. [Also + between ]

tot /tɒ t/ (tots , totting , totted )

1 N‑COUNT A tot is a very young child. [INFORMAL ]

2 N‑COUNT A tot of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky or brandy is a small amount of it in a glass. [mainly BRIT ]

▸  tot up PHRASAL VERB To tot up a total or a list of numbers means to add up several numbers in order to reach a total. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V P n + of , V P n] I finally sat down to tot up the full extent of my debt. [Also V n P ]

to|tal ◆◆◆ /toʊ t ^ə l/ (totals , totalling , totalled )

1 N‑COUNT A total is the number that you get when you add several numbers together or when you count how many things there are in a group. □ [+ of ] The companies have a total of 1,776 employees.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] The total number or cost of something is the number or cost that you get when you add together or count all the parts in it. □  The total cost of the project would be more than $240 million.

3 PHRASE If there are a number of things in total , there are that number when you count or add them all together. □  I was with my partner for eight years in total.

4 VERB If several numbers or things total a certain figure, that figure is the total of all the numbers or all the things. □ [V amount] The unit's exports will total $85 million this year.

5 VERB When you total a set of numbers or objects, you add them all together. □ [V n] They haven't totalled the exact figures.

6 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use total to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be. [EMPHASIS ] □  Why should we trust a total stranger? ●  to|tal|ly ADV [ADV adj/adv, ADV with v] □  Young people want something totally different from the old ways.

to|tali|tar|ian /toʊ tæl I teə riən/ ADJ A totalitarian political system is one in which there is only one political party which controls everything and does not allow any opposition parties. [DISAPPROVAL ]

to|tali|tari|an|ism /toʊ tæl I teə riən I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Totalitarianism is the ideas, principles, and practices of totalitarian political systems.

to|tal|ity /toʊtæ l I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT The totality of something is the whole of it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …a process of change which involves the totality of human experience.

to |tal qua l|ity ma n|age|ment N‑UNCOUNT Total quality management is a set of management principles aimed at improving performance throughout a company, especially by involving employees in decision-making. The abbreviation TQM is also used. [BUSINESS ] □  He is a firm believer in total quality management.

tote /toʊ t/ (totes , toting , toted )

1 N‑SING 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 see it. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] The demonstrators fled when soldiers toting machine guns advanced on the crowd. ●  -toting COMB □  They are too frightened to speak out against the gun-toting thugs.