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
If Colorado does not add — or subtract — anyone from the current blue line depth chart, the Avs have four right-handed shooters in their top six available options.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
The defending champion Panthers added to the carnage in re-signing Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand one after another in the four days leading up to free agency, subtracting three of the top pending UFA talents for a Sun Belt bargain.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 July 2025
Under both the House and Senate versions, taxpayers in the top bracket will have to subtract 2/37th from the value of each dollar deducted over the threshold.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Where surpluses on other players arrive only once their existing book value has been subtracted, for those who have been at a club from a young age there is little or nothing to subtract.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
The defending champion Panthers added to the carnage in re-signing Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand one after another in the four days leading up to free agency, subtracting three of the top pending UFA talents for a Sun Belt bargain.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 July 2025
Under both the House and Senate versions, taxpayers in the top bracket will have to subtract 2/37th from the value of each dollar deducted over the threshold.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Where surpluses on other players arrive only once their existing book value has been subtracted, for those who have been at a club from a young age there is little or nothing to subtract.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtract
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Individual taxpayers can deduct the dollars or value of property donated to or for the use of a qualified US charity under Code Section 170(a).—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The first couple of fights had controversial scorecards – the first was a split decision for Taylor, and the second, despite Taylor being deducted a point and landing 107 fewer punches, resulted in a unanimous victory for Taylor.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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