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
All told, the first quarter’s yawning trade gap subtracted about 5 percentage points from economic growth.
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The deduction allows small businesses, including partnerships, sole proprietorships (who are often gig workers) and S corporations, to subtract 20% of their qualified business income from their taxes, lowering their tax liability.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Their seven-year streak of making it as least as far as the ALCS was snapped last offseason, and since then, mainstays Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker have been subtracted from the roster.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Although consumer and business spending were solid, the flood of imports ahead of tariffs translated into a contraction because foreign shipments to the U.S. are subtracted from economic output totals.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The deduction allows small businesses, including partnerships, sole proprietorships (who are often gig workers) and S corporations, to subtract 20% of their qualified business income from their taxes, lowering their tax liability.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Their seven-year streak of making it as least as far as the ALCS was snapped last offseason, and since then, mainstays Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker have been subtracted from the roster.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Although consumer and business spending were solid, the flood of imports ahead of tariffs translated into a contraction because foreign shipments to the U.S. are subtracted from economic output totals.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtract
deduct
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For example, under existing law, a team owner paying $1.6 billion for a franchise where $1.5 billion is intangible goodwill could deduct that $1.5 billion over 15 years.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
22 May 2025
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Before the rule, taxpayers could deduct all their state and local taxes from their federal taxes, which some policymakers have said mainly benefits wealthy homeowners in states with high taxes, such as New York and California.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
22 May 2025
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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