Noun: totaliser 'tow-t(u),lI-zu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: totalizer)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: totalizer)
- A calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions
"The accountant used a totaliser to check the financial records";
- adding machine, totalizer
- Computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won
"The racetrack used a totaliser to calculate and display odds in real-time";
- pari-mutuel machine, totalizer, totalizator, totalisator [Brit]
Derived forms: totalisers
Type of: calculating machine, calculator, computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
Part of: cash register, register, till
Encyclopedia: Totaliser