[ US /səbˈtɹækt/ ]
[ UK /sʌbtɹˈækt/ ]
VERB
  1. take off or away
    this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French
  2. make a subtraction
    subtract this amount from my paycheck
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How To Use subtract In A Sentence

  • I didn't know my success was going to be so big and that I would become 'the subtractor', always subtracting six years. Life and style | guardian.co.uk
  • The digital flux that frames our experience of physical and socio-political realities functions through continuous additions, subtractions, and disappearances.
  • The book contains addition, subtraction, multiplication and, very surprisingly for that period, also division.
  • And a multiplexer selects one of the outputted results from the two input adder and the three input adder and subtracter based on the selection signal from the selection judging circuit.
  • Problems can be created to cover all math operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division!
  • It's closely followed by ‘cosmetic recontouring’, which straightens crooked teeth with a few additions and subtractions.
  • Subtract the price of the refinish work and you have substantially reduced the value of your piece.
  • Wear clothing in layers so you can add or subtract items to prevent chills or sweating.
  • She can not add or subtract or multiply or divide even the simplest numbers in her head.
  • By adding extra baserunning advances and steals, subtracting for baserunning outs and unsuccessful steal attempts and comparing the total to the major-league average, BIS calculates each team's net gain on the basepaths. Run, Run and Run Some More
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