Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subtotal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
subto-tal
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To calculate a subtotal.

adj

Less than total; partial.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English total English subtotal From sub- + total.

Inflected Forms

subtotals (plural) subtotals (present, singular) subtotaling (US, participle) subtotalling (UK, participle) subtotaled (US, participle) subtotaled (US, past) subtotalled (UK, participle) subtotalled (UK, past)

Questions

What does subtotal mean?
The total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.
Where does subtotal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English total English subtotal From sub- + total.

How to pronounce subtotal

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