to keep a running total (of sth)

  • 1running total — UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► the total number or amount of a list of things that changes as you add or subtract things from the list: a running total of sth »The service gives shoppers a running total of what they are spending. »Keep a… …

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  • 2running — run|ning1 [ˈrʌnıŋ] n [U] 1.) the activity or sport of running →↑jogging ▪ Did you go running this morning? ▪ New facilities include a pool and a running track. ▪ running shoes 2.) the running of sth the process of managing or organizing a… …

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  • 3running — ▪ I. running run‧ning 1 [ˈrʌnɪŋ] noun 1. the running of something the way in which an organization or system is managed or organized: • He has little say in the running of the company. 2. be in the running/​out of the running to have some hope or …

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  • 4Edinburgh — For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). City of Edinburgh Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann Scots: Edinburgh   Unitary Authority City   City of Edinburgh …

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  • 5Chrissie Wellington — winning the 2008 Frankfurt Ironman Personal information Nickname(s) Muppet [1] The Chrissin …

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  • 6stock — physical items ( inventory) that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms Ownership of a corporation indicated by shares, which represent a piece of the… …

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  • 7Stock — Ownership of a corporation which is represented by shares which represent a piece of the corporation s assets and earnings. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. stock stock 1 [stɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] especially… …

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  • 8cost — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 money needed to buy sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, high ▪ The high cost of energy was a problem for consumers. ▪ enormous, exorbitant, huge, prohibitive …

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  • 9time — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc. TIME + VERB ▪ elapse, go by, pass ▪ As time went by we saw less and less of each other. ▪ The changing seasons mark the passing of time …

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  • 10put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …

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