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subtract

verb

sub·​tract səb-ˈtrakt How to pronounce subtract (audio)
subtracted; subtracting; subtracts

transitive verb

: to take away by or as if by deducting
subtract 5 from 9
subtract funds from the project
subtracter noun

Example Sentences

if you subtract 10 from 23, you get 13 you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time
Recent Examples on the Web The Red Sox did not make any major moves at the trade deadline two weeks ago as chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom decided to add and subtract from the roster at the same time. John Perrotto, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Far too frequently, these lesser results subtract from the pleasures of musical theater, in an age that wants to make an unfortunate virtue of volume. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 In most cases, determining the cost of a government program is simple: add up what the Treasury spends and subtract any revenues the program generate. Preston Cooper, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Next, subtract your band size from this bust measurement. Charlotte Owen, Vogue, 1 July 2022 In theory, undercutting the administrative state does not necessarily subtract from the government’s ability to act when a new problem — or a better way of solving an old one — arises. New York Times, 30 June 2022 If that happens, would New York subtract a healthy contributing member of its offense for the sake of the long-term future if there is any hope of the Giants going on a run toward improving its standing in the NFC? Patricia Traina, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021 The Reds are also expected to be open to offers for some of their best players at the trade deadline, which would subtract more talent from a team that’s struggling. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 July 2022 Desk Educational apps are supposed to help children learn how to add, subtract, spell and read. Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 7 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub- + trahere to draw

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of subtract was in 1557

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