subtract

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /səbˈtɹækt/

Verb

subtract (subtracts, present participle subtracting; past and past participle subtracted)

1. (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number

   If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.

Synonyms

• unadd

Antonyms

• add

Related terms

• subtraction

Translations

• French: soustraire
• German: subtrahieren, abziehen
• Italian: sottrarre
• Portuguese: subtrair
• Russian: вычита́ть
• Spanish: substraer, restar

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