Definition of "sub-" []

Below; under; beneath: subsoil. (prefix)
Subordinate; secondary: subplot. (prefix)
Subdivision: subregion. (prefix)
Less than completely or normally; nearly; almost: subhuman. (prefix)

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 "sub-" in a sentence

"Nearly half of the Anglo Irish portfolio consists of performing loans, while 53% are characterized as sub- or nonperforming loans, with an average value of about 30% below face value, according to people familiar with the matter."
"Never mind that sub-$60 oil would be a godsend to the airlines who are the actual customers."
"Moreover, there are signs that sub-$100 prices may be gone for some time."

Words like "sub-"

adjutant general circum- co-

dual-mode

flintlock

foreign-built

gen hawkish

lit ob- pro-

pse

states'

sub-atomic super-

wide-legged