Main Entry:

sub·tract

Pronunciation:

\səb-ˈtrakt\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub- + trahere to draw

Date:

1557

transitive verb : to take away by or as if by deducting <subtract 5 from 9> <subtract funds from the project> intransitive verb : to perform a subtraction

— sub·tract·er noun