The difference between Entire and Total
When used as nouns, entire means the whole of something, whereas total means an amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
When used as adjectives, entire means whole, whereas total means entire.
Total is also verb with the meaning: to add up.
check bellow for the other definitions of Entire and Total
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Entire as an adjective (sometimes, _, postpositive):
Whole; complete.
Examples:
"We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening."
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Entire as an adjective (botany):
Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
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Entire as an adjective (botany):
Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
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Entire as an adjective (complex analysis, of a [[complex]] [[function]]):
Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.
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Entire as an adjective (of a, [[male]] [[animal]]):
Not gelded.
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Entire as an adjective:
Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
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Entire as an adjective:
Internal; interior.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Entire as a noun (now, rare):
The whole of something; the entirety.
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Entire as a noun:
An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
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Entire as a noun (philately):
A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
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Entire as a noun:
Porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.
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Total as a noun:
An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
Examples:
"A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall."
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Total as a noun (informal, mathematics):
Sum.
Examples:
"The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15."
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Total as an adjective:
Entire; relating to the whole of something.
Examples:
"The total book is rubbish from start to finish.  nowrap The total [[number]] of votes cast is 3,270."
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Total as an adjective:
() Complete; absolute.
Examples:
"He is a total failure."
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Total as a verb (transitive):
To add up; to calculate the sum of.
Examples:
"When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure."
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Total as a verb:
To equal a total of; to amount to.
Examples:
"That totals seven times so far."
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Total as a verb (transitive, US, slang):
to demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
Examples:
"Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car."
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Total as a verb (intransitive):
To amount to; to add up to.
Examples:
"It totals nearly a pound."