subtract (verb)
1subtract — ► VERB ▪ take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference. DERIVATIVES subtraction noun subtractive adjective. ORIGIN Latin subtrahere draw away …
2subtract — sub‧tract [səbˈtrækt] verb [transitive] to take a number or an amount from something larger: subtract something from something • Subtract 34% corporate tax from the total. * * * subtract UK US /səbˈtrækt/ verb [T] ► to take a number or amount… …
3subtract — verb Etymology: Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub + trahere to draw Date: 1557 transitive verb to take away by or as if by deducting < subtract 5 from 9 > < subtract funds from the project >… …
4subtract — verb (T) to take a number or an amount from something larger: subtract sth from sth: If you subtract from you get . compare add (2), deduct, minus 1 (1) …
5subtract — verb To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number If you subtract the $100 for gas and bridge toll, it was a fairly inexpensive trip …
6subtract — verb Subtract is used with these nouns as the object: ↑number …
7subtract — 1540s, from L. subtractus, pp. of subtrahere (see SUBTRACTION (Cf. subtraction)). Related: Subtracted; subtracting. Earlier verb form was subtraien (early 15c.). Here he teches þe Craft how þou schalt know, whan þou hast subtrayd, wheþer þou hast …
8subtract — verb take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference. ↘remove (a part of something). Derivatives subtracter (also subtractor) noun subtraction noun subtractive adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as subtraction): from L.… …
9subtract — verb we ll subtract the cost of shipping Syn: take away/off, deduct, debit, dock; informal knock off, minus Ant: add …
10subtract — UK [səbˈtrækt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms subtract : present tense I/you/we/they subtract he/she/it subtracts present participle subtracting past tense subtracted past participle subtracted 1) maths to take a number or amount… …
