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
In fact, Los Angeles is probably looking to add a starting pitcher at the deadline, not subtract one.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Single filers who are at least 67 years old before the end of the tax year can subtract up to $24,000 of retirement income from their state income taxes.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
As a result, those foreign shipments added 5.2 percentage points to growth after subtracting a whopping 4.7 points in the January-March period.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Their absence could subtract from longer-term growth, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
—Claudia Sahm, Mercury News, 29 July 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Single filers who are at least 67 years old before the end of the tax year can subtract up to $24,000 of retirement income from their state income taxes.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
As a result, those foreign shipments added 5.2 percentage points to growth after subtracting a whopping 4.7 points in the January-March period.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Their absence could subtract from longer-term growth, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
—Claudia Sahm, Mercury News, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtract
deduct
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Section 179 has long allowed business owners to deduct the cost of qualifying property in the year it’s placed in service, but with some limits.—
David Rae,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Specifically, the new law allows those who receive tips to deduct up to $25,000 in taxable income.—
Chris Talgo,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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