subcategory
noun
sub·cat·e·go·ry
ˌsəb-ˈka-tə-ˌgȯr-ē 
plural subcategories
: a category that is a subdivision of a larger category : a secondary category
grouping the books into the appropriate categories and subcategories
A new subcategory of vodkas, which provide a contrast to the "tasteless" aspect of this spirit, are the flavored vodkas …—
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Combined, health care, leisure and hospitality and social assistance — essentially a subcategory of health care that the Bureau of Labor Statistics nonetheless parses out — accounted for 126,000 of the jobs, or nearly all of the hiring for May.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Bitcoin hit an all-time high of over $111,000 last week, fueled in part by the advancement of legislations that would create the first federal rules around stablecoins, a subcategory of crypto, a key step the industry has been lobbying for.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
In the past three years the diversified commodity funds have disappointed, utterly failing to keep up with inflation, although the narrow subcategory of precious metals has done well.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Washington, California, Idaho and Nevada all ranked in the top 15 in the higher education subcategory, but all four were ranked lower in the latter category.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Bitcoin hit an all-time high of over $111,000 last week, fueled in part by the advancement of legislations that would create the first federal rules around stablecoins, a subcategory of crypto, a key step the industry has been lobbying for.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
In the past three years the diversified commodity funds have disappointed, utterly failing to keep up with inflation, although the narrow subcategory of precious metals has done well.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Washington, California, Idaho and Nevada all ranked in the top 15 in the higher education subcategory, but all four were ranked lower in the latter category.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2025
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“Subcategory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcategory. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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