as in to deduct
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
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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The concept is simple: Add a company’s assets and then subtract its liabilities.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
By cycling to work every day, Danish women do extra cardiovascular work, which helps to subtract years from their biological ages (that is, the age of their cells).
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
The aerospace and defense firm on Tuesday took out the late October low and today subtracted another 4.95% from the price.
—John Navin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Also, subtracting trade services left the PPI increase at just 0.1%.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
By cycling to work every day, Danish women do extra cardiovascular work, which helps to subtract years from their biological ages (that is, the age of their cells).
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
The aerospace and defense firm on Tuesday took out the late October low and today subtracted another 4.95% from the price.
—John Navin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Also, subtracting trade services left the PPI increase at just 0.1%.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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