subtract

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /səbˈtrækt/

• Audio (US)

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Verb

Plain form subtract

Third-person singular subtracts

Past tense subtracted

Past participle subtracted

Present participle subtracting

1. If something is subtracted, then it is taken away from something else.
   • Synonym: add

   You must subtract your expenses from your income.

2. One of the basic operations in mathematics.

Related words

• subtraction
• subtracter

Basic math (edit)

arithmetic - algebra

addition - subtraction - multiplication - division

exponent - square root - fraction

least common multiple - greatest common factor