subtract
/səbˈtɹækt/ verb B2- To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number. · If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.
He/she/it subtracts · Past subtracted · Past participle subtracted · -ing form subtracting
Verb forms
- Base form
- subtract
- He/she/it
- subtracts
- Past
- subtracted
- Past participle
- subtracted
- -ing form
- subtracting
From the library
“You only intend, then, to dispose of that part of your fortune which the law allows you to subtract from the inheritance of your son?” Noirtier made no answer.
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