subtotal

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

sub·to·tal

[suhb-toht-l, suhb-toht-] noun, adjective, verb, sub·to·taled, sub·to·tal·ing or (especially British) sub·to·talled, sub·to·tal·ling.
noun
1.
the sum or total of a part of a group or column of figures, as in an accounting statement.
adjective
2.
somewhat less than complete; not total: subtotal commitment.

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verb (used with object)
3.
to determine a subtotal for, as figures.
verb (used without object)
4.
to determine a subtotal.

Origin:
1905–10; sub- + total
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subtotal (sʌbˈtəʊtəl, ˈsʌbˌtəʊtəl)
 
n
1.  the total made up by a column of figures, etc, forming part of the total made up by a larger column or group
 
vb , -tals, -talling, -talled, -tals, -taling, -taled
2.  to establish or work out a subtotal for (a column, group, etc)

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subtotal
1906, from sub- + total (n.). The verb is attested from 1936.
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