累計(るいけい)

るいけい
noun
cumulative total; running total; aggregate
numberbusiness
1. cumulative total; running total; aggregate sum
the total amount accumulated over a period of time by adding successive amounts together
累計(るいけい)販売(はんばい)数(すう)は百万部(ひゃくまんぶ)を超(こ)えた。
Cumulative sales have exceeded one million copies.
今月(こんげつ)までの累計(るいけい)で五千万円(ごせんまんえん)です。
The cumulative total up to this month is 50 million yen.
The cumulative number of infected people was announced.

Forms

累(るい) (accumulate, pile up) + 計(けい) (total, calculation) → accumulated total

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 合計(ごうけい): the sum of a set of items at one time (the bill's total)
  • 累計(るいけい): a running total that keeps adding up over time (sales to date)

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