progressivetotals
nounUK /prəˈɡrɛsɪv ˈtəʊtəlz/
US /prəˈɡrɛsɪv ˈtoʊtəlz/
Running totals that keep adding up as you go.
The scoreboard showed progressive totals after each round of the game.
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2. Numbers that grow step by step in a spreadsheet or chart.
The teacher used progressive totals to track how many books each student read.
3. In sports, points that add up over the whole game.
The progressive totals showed the team was ahead by ten points.
4. A way of counting where each new number includes everything before it.
By keeping progressive totals, we knew exactly how much money we had saved.