tot

name

1. Initialism of Trail of Tears.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of total (“to sum”).

1. A total, an addition of a long column of figures.

verb

Etymology: Clipping of total (“to sum”).

1. To sum or total.

   “There are, of course, many ways to proceed from here, the most likely being that you, as an experienced tradesman, would simply know what these amounts come to (in terms of groups of ten) and can tot them up in your head.”

2. To mark (a debt) with the word tot (Latin for "so much"), indicating that it was good or collectible for the amount specified.

   “a totted debt”