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Subtotal vs Tot - What's the difference?

subtotal | tot |

As nouns the difference between subtotal and tot

is that subtotal is the total for a part of a list of numbers being summed while tot is a small child.

As verbs the difference between subtotal and tot

is that subtotal is to calculate a subtotal while tot is to sum or total.

As an adjective subtotal

is less than total; partial.

subtotal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.

    • Verb

  • To calculate a .

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Less than total; partial.
  • * 2007 , Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, Textbook of Basic Nursing (page 1184)
    • A subtotal thyroidectomy usually prevents the recurrence of hyperthyroidism because only enough of the gland is left to maintain normal function.
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    tot

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small child.
    • He learned to run when he was just a tot .
  • A measure of spirits, especially rum.
  • * 1897: Mary H. Kingsley, Travels in West Africa
    • Then I give them a tot of rum apiece, as they sit huddled in their blankets.
  • * 1916: Siegfried Sassoon, The Working Party
    • And tot of rum to send him warm to sleep.
  • (UK, dialect, dated) A foolish fellow.
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of

    Verb

  • To sum or total.
    • Derived terms
    * tot up

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