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Totaled vs. Totalled

Totaled

Destroyed or severely damaged beyond repair, often used in relation to vehicles

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Totalled

Completely destroyed, often used in the context of cars after an accident.

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Totaled is commonly used in American English.
Totalled is primarily used in British English.
Both words carry the same meaning, despite the spelling difference.
Remember the double l in totalled as similar to other UK spellings like travelled.
For American usage, think of totaled with a single l, just like traveled.

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