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Definition of "subtotal" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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