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subtract

DEFINITIONS OF: subtract

1

v make a subtraction

“subtract this amount from my paycheck”
Synonyms:
deduct, take off
Antonyms:
add, add together
make an addition by combining numbers
add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up
determine the sum of
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Types:
carry back
deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period
Type of:
calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
make a mathematical calculation or computation

v take off or away

“this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French”
Type of:
bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
cut down on; make a reduction in
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