subnumber

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noun

A subsidiary or secondary number, in a system of numbering.

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Meanings

nounsubnumber (plural subnumbers)

plural subnumbers

  1. A subsidiary or secondary number, in a system of numbering.

    The consequence of using subnumbers is that you cannot deactivate the main asset until all subnumbers have been deactivated. In the transactions for selling or scrapping assets, you have the option to select all subnumbers.

    2020, Kees van Westerop, New Fixed Asset Accounting in SAP S/4HANA, pages 2–16
verbsubnumber (third-person singular simple present subnumbers, present participle subnumbering, simple past and past participle subnumbered)

present singular third person subnumbers · participle present subnumbering · participle past subnumbered · past subnumbered

  1. transitiveTo assign a secondary number to.

Origin

From sub- + number.

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Cite this entry
APA

subnumber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnumber

MLA

“subnumber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnumber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subnumber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnumber.

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