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subtotal

subtotal noun: the total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.

Noun

subtotal (plural subtotals)

  1. The total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.

Verb

subtotal (third-person singular simple present subtotals, present participle (US) subtotaling or (UK) subtotalling, simple past and past participle (US) subtotaled or (UK) subtotalled)

  1. To calculate a subtotal.

Adjective

subtotal (not comparable)

  1. Less than total; partial.
    • A subtotal thyroidectomy usually prevents the recurrence of hyperthyroidism because only enough of the gland is left to maintain normal function.2007, Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, Textbook of Basic Nursing, page 1184

Forms of subtotal

Noun
pluralsubtotals
Verb
third-person singular presentsubtotals
present participle USsubtotaling
present participle UKsubtotalling
past participle USsubtotaled
past USsubtotaled
past participle UKsubtotalled
past UKsubtotalled

Origin of subtotal

From sub- + total.

Questions about subtotal

What does subtotal mean?
Subtotal means the total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.
What part of speech is subtotal?
Subtotal can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
What is the plural of subtotal?
The plural of subtotal is subtotals.

Words near subtotal in the dictionary

  1. subtopology
  2. subtori
  3. subtornal
  4. subtorrid
  5. subtorus
  6. subtotal
  7. subtotaled
  8. subtotaling
  9. subtotalled
  10. subtotalling
  11. subtotally

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