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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While this context might not subtract from the beauty of the film, audiences today are approaching it with a distinct lens.
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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
The fast start has all but ensured that Preller will be looking to strengthen this team’s World Series bid, not to subtract from it.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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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
The fast start has all but ensured that Preller will be looking to strengthen this team’s World Series bid, not to subtract from it.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subtract
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtract. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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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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