as in to deduct
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
if you subtract 10 from 23, you get 13 you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time
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Recent Examples of subtract
Demerits are subtracted from a starting score of 100, which is considered perfect.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Briere said the Flyers' rebuild was entering its next phase, shifting from subtracting players to adding them.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
If Brown is traded pre-June 1, the Eagles would take on $43 million in dead money and subtract $20 million from their salary cap space.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The calculation also subtracts income from Roth conversions and retirement plan rollovers.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Briere said the Flyers' rebuild was entering its next phase, shifting from subtracting players to adding them.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
If Brown is traded pre-June 1, the Eagles would take on $43 million in dead money and subtract $20 million from their salary cap space.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The calculation also subtracts income from Roth conversions and retirement plan rollovers.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtract
deduct
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Those operators will be permitted to deduct certain operating expenses from taxable gross income that were previously prohibited, such as payroll, rent, utilities and insurance.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gross margin, the percentage of revenue remaining after deducting the cost of production, was 41% in the quarter on an adjusted basis.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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