Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Less than total; incomplete.
  • noun The total of part of a series of numbers.
  • intransitive verb To total part of (a series of numbers).
  • intransitive verb To arrive at a subtotal.

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  • noun The total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.
  • verb To calculate a subtotal.
  • adjective Less than total; partial.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the sum of part of a group of numbers

Etymologies

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sub- +‎ total

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Examples

  • When surgery does not involve removing the cervix, it may be referred to as a subtotal hysterectomy ...

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • When surgery does not involve removing the cervix, it may be referred to as a subtotal hysterectomy ...

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • For convenience, we group the Fuel, Purchased Power, and Other Operation and Maintenance operating expenses reported by Edison and call the subtotal Cost of Goods Sold.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Neil Carvin 2010

  • For convenience, we group the Fuel, Purchased Power, and Other Operation and Maintenance operating expenses reported by Edison and call the subtotal Cost of Goods Sold.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Neil Carvin 2010

  • When surgery does not involve removing the cervix, it may be referred to as a subtotal hysterectomy ...

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • When surgery does not involve removing the cervix, it may be referred to as a subtotal hysterectomy ...

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • When surgery does not involve removing the cervix, it may be referred to as a subtotal hysterectomy ...

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • But what the reconciliation is there on four, the column that's called subtotal in the very center of the page will include the unrealized gain on insured derivatives, a $104.8 million.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2008

  • But what the reconciliation is there on four, the column that's called subtotal in the very center of the page will include the unrealized gain on insured derivatives, a $104.8 million.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008

  • "It's only later I see it's got this tricky kind of subtotal thing in it.

    The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1988

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