総額

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 総額 is read as そうがく and means “total amount”.
• Basic usage: It denotes entering a total material cost and comparing total expenses across estimates.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 材料費の総額 / 費用の総額
  • State what is totaled before の, as in 材料費の総額 and 費用の総額.