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
Calculate your cup size: To calculate, subtract your band size (as referenced in step one) from your bust size (as referenced in step two).
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Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
While this context might not subtract from the beauty of the film, audiences today are approaching it with a distinct lens.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Residents there would have $1,770 left over after subtracting money for their monthly expenditures.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Through the end of February, the agency had received about $100 million from the toll program, and after the costs of collection and such are subtracted, the end-of-year take should be around the projection of $500 million.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
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Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
While this context might not subtract from the beauty of the film, audiences today are approaching it with a distinct lens.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Residents there would have $1,770 left over after subtracting money for their monthly expenditures.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Through the end of February, the agency had received about $100 million from the toll program, and after the costs of collection and such are subtracted, the end-of-year take should be around the projection of $500 million.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
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Best may continue receiving health insurance for the next six months, although those benefits can be deducted from her severance.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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With this, both teams have been fined $25,000 and deducted 20 driver and owner points, as well as 5 playoff points.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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