subtotal

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noun

The total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.

OriginEnglish total ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nounsubtotal (plural subtotals)

plural subtotals

  1. The total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.
verbsubtotal (third-person singular simple present subtotals, present participle (US) subtotaling or (UK) subtotalling, simple past and past participle (US) subtotaled or (UK) subtotalled)

present singular third person subtotals · US participle present subtotaling · UK participle present subtotalling · US participle past subtotaled · US past subtotaled · UK participle past subtotalled · UK past subtotalled

  1. To calculate a subtotal.
adjectivesubtotal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLess than total; partial.

    A subtotal thyroidectomy usually prevents the recurrence of hyperthyroidism because only enough of the gland is left to maintain normal function.

    2007, Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, Textbook of Basic Nursing, page 1184

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishtotal
  7. Englishsubtotal

From sub- + total.

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Translations

Czech mezisoučet
  • mezisoučetthe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Finnish välisumma
  • välisummathe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
French sous-total
  • sous-totalthe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
German Zwischensumme
  • Zwischensummethe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Greek μερικό άθροισμα
  • μερικό άθροισμα (merikó áthroisma)the total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Irish fo-iomlán
  • fo-iomlánthe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Japanese 小計
  • 小計 (shoukei)the total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Portuguese subtotal
  • subtotalthe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Romanian subtotal, sumă parțială
  • subtotalthe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
  • sumă parțialăthe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Spanish subtotal
  • subtotalthe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Turkish ara toplam
  • ara toplamthe total for a part of a list of numbers being summed
Cite this entry
APA

subtotal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtotal

MLA

“subtotal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtotal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtotal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtotal.

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