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