as in deduction
the act or an instance of taking away from a total
the restaurant may not have raised the price, but there's definitely been a subtraction in the number of fries in a side order
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Recent Examples of subtraction
Companies like Charter and CNBC’s parent company, Comcast, have largely traded on residential broadband additions (or subtractions) for many years.
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Politics is a game of addition and not subtraction.
—John Phillips, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
Imports are a subtraction in the GDP calculation.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 July 2025
The Dodgers continue to shed veterans; Chris Taylor is the latest subtraction.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Politics is a game of addition and not subtraction.
—John Phillips, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
Imports are a subtraction in the GDP calculation.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 July 2025
The Dodgers continue to shed veterans; Chris Taylor is the latest subtraction.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtraction
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In this case, the deduction begins to decrease once income reaches $150,000 for joint filers ($75,000 for all other taxpayers) and disappears completely once income hits $350,000 for joint filers ($175,000 for all other taxpayers).—
KELLY PHILLIPS ERB,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Workers typically pay for their health insurance premiums through paycheck deductions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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While sustainable aviation fuels and electric aircraft will play larger roles in long-term decarbonization, immediate weight reduction offers airlines tangible benefits today.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The scale of the revision announced on Tuesday exceeds a downward reduction in hiring estimates last year that has drawn criticism from Trump in recent weeks.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Subtraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtraction. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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