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subnumber

subnumber noun: a subsidiary or secondary number, in a system of numbering.

Noun

subnumber (plural subnumbers)

  1. A subsidiary or secondary number, in a system of numbering.
    • The consequence of using subnumbers is that you cannot deactivate the main asset until all subnumbers have been deactivated. In the transactions for selling or scrapping assets, you have the option to select all subnumbers.2020, Kees van Westerop, New Fixed Asset Accounting in SAP S/4HANA, pages 2–16

Verb

subnumber (third-person singular simple present subnumbers, present participle subnumbering, simple past and past participle subnumbered)

  1. (transitive) To assign a secondary number to.

Forms of subnumber

Noun
pluralsubnumbers
Verb
third-person singular presentsubnumbers
present participlesubnumbering
past participlesubnumbered
pastsubnumbered

Origin of subnumber

From sub- + number.

Questions about subnumber

What does subnumber mean?
Subnumber means a subsidiary or secondary number, in a system of numbering.
What part of speech is subnumber?
Subnumber can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subnumber?
The plural of subnumber is subnumbers.

Words near subnumber in the dictionary

  1. subnucleolar
  2. subnucleonic
  3. subnucleosomal
  4. subnucleus
  5. subnude
  6. subnumber
  7. subnumbered
  8. subnumbering
  9. subnumbers
  10. subnumerate
  11. subnumerated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subnumber (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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