subtotal

[ suhb-toht-l, suhb-toht- ]

noun

1. the sum or total of a part of a group or column of figures, as in an accounting statement.

adjective

1. somewhat less than complete; not total:

   subtotal commitment.

verb (used with object)

, sub·to·taled, sub·to·tal·ing or (especially British) sub·to·talled, sub·to·tal·ling.

1. to determine a subtotal for, as figures.

verb (used without object)

, sub·to·taled, sub·to·tal·ing or (especially British) sub·to·talled, sub·to·tal·ling.

1. to determine a subtotal.

subtotal

/ sʌbˈtəʊtəl; ˈsʌbˌtəʊtəl /

noun

1. the total made up by a column of figures, etc, forming part of the total made up by a larger column or group

verb

1. to establish or work out a subtotal for (a column, group, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of subtotal¹

First recorded in 1905–10; sub- + total

Example Sentences

In the search for profitability, DoorDash will increase subtotal minimums for orders via its subscription service DashPass.

From Quartz

The company said, in a statement to Quartz, that new subtotal minimums will apply to convenience stores, drug stores, and liquor store orders, but not restaurants.

From Quartz

SUBTOTAL: $500 million a year • Check out more stories, galleries, clips of New Moon.

From The Daily Beast

SUBTOTAL: $101.5 million a year THE BOTTOM LINE: The gross vampire product is a blood-curdling $771.5 million annually.

From The Daily Beast

Doran, A. Subtotal Hysterectomy: after history of sixty cases.

From Project Gutenberg

These facts show that caution is necessary in accepting reports of cancer of the uterine stump after subtotal hysterectomy.

From Project Gutenberg

It is necessary to utter a caution in regard to the occurrence of cancer of the cervix after subtotal hysterectomy.

From Project Gutenberg

In this disease subtotal hysterectomy gives admirable results, immediate and remote.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1898 I performed subtotal hysterectomy on a woman, thirty-one years of age, for fibroids, conserving the right ovary.

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