mistotal

mistotal verb: to incorrectly calculate a total.

Verb

mistotal (third-person singular simple present mistotals, present participle (US) mistotaling or (UK) mistotalling, simple past and past participle (US) mistotaled or (UK) mistotalled)

To incorrectly calculate a total.
- 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.1922, The Hotel World: The Hotel and Travelers Journal, page 17
- 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.1974, John Edward Murray (Jr.), Murray on Contracts, page 266

Or did he count the same one twice and mistotal?2013, Jonathan Meades, Pompey: A Novel:
Finally, he mistotals the number of men who married into their father's clan group to 34, instead of 33.2014, Linda S Cordell, Stephen Beckerman, The Versatility of Kinship, page 138:

third-person singular present	mistotals
present participle US	mistotaling
present participle UK	mistotalling
past participle US	mistotaled
past US	mistotaled
past participle UK	mistotalled
past UK	mistotalled

From mis- + total.

What does mistotal mean?: Mistotal means to incorrectly calculate a total.
How do you use mistotal in a sentence?: Or did he count the same one twice and mistotal?
What part of speech is mistotal?: Mistotal is a verb.
What is the past tense of mistotal?: The past tense of mistotal is mistotaled.

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