SUBTRACT


Meaning of SUBTRACT in English

■ verb take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference.

↘remove (a part of something).

Derivatives

~er (also ~or ) noun

~ion noun

~ive adjective

Origin

C16 (earlier (ME) as ~ion ): from L. ~- , subtrahere 'draw away'.

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