take away

Preposition

Preposition take away

1. You use take away when you subtract numbers.
   • Synonyms: minus, subtract and -
   • Antonyms: plus and +

   Five take away two is three. ${\displaystyle (5-2=3)}$

Related words

• times, by ( × )
• divide, into ( ${\displaystyle \div }$ )
• plus, add ( + )