SUBTRACT


Meaning of SUBTRACT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səb-ˈtrakt ]

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

intransitive verb

: to perform a subtraction

• sub·tract·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.