subtract
verb
sub·tract
səb-ˈtrakt 
subtracted; subtracting; subtracts
: to take away by or as if by deducting
subtract 5 from 9
subtract funds from the project
: to perform a subtraction
subtracter
noun
Examples of subtract in a Sentence
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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Then, when adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, the numbers are typically kept in the floating-point format.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Here’s how to calculate gross margin: Start with a company’s revenue then subtract the costs of that revenue.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Great writers embellish and subtract, Stephen tells us.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Economists estimate that the strike and rolling weekly furloughs of non-striking workers as well as temporary layoffs at Boeing's suppliers subtracted as many as 50,000 jobs from nonfarm payrolls this month.
—David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Here’s how to calculate gross margin: Start with a company’s revenue then subtract the costs of that revenue.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Great writers embellish and subtract, Stephen tells us.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Economists estimate that the strike and rolling weekly furloughs of non-striking workers as well as temporary layoffs at Boeing's suppliers subtracted as many as 50,000 jobs from nonfarm payrolls this month.
—David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtract. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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subtract
verb
sub·tract
səb-ˈtrakt
1
: to take away (as one part or number) from another : deduct
subtract 5 from 9
2
: to perform a subtraction
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