transcription, транскрипция: [ səbtrækt ]
( subtracts, subtracting, subtracted)
If you subtract one number from another, you do a calculation in which you take it away from the other number. For example, if you subtract 3 from 5, you get 2.
Mandy subtracted the date of birth from the date of death...
We have subtracted $25 per adult to arrive at a basic room rate.
≠ add
VERB : V n from n , V n
• sub‧trac‧tion
(subtractions)
She’s ready to learn simple addition and subtraction...
I looked at what he’d given me and did a quick subtraction.
≠ addition
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