subtracts
Removes from total
Subtracts is the act of taking one quantity away from another: She subtracts the expenses from her income.
The word extends beyond arithmetic to any removal or diminishment: His rudeness subtracts from his credibility.
In everyday speech, subtract often implies lessening value or effect rather than precise calculation.
Subtraction symbol
- differenceWay things contrast
- deductSubtract from a total
- minuendSubtraction's first term
- borrowObtain for temporary use
negative · equation · calculator · arithmetic · algebra · operation · digit · integer
minus
Subtraction symbol
- differenceWay things contrast
- deductSubtract from a total
- minuendSubtraction's first term
borrow · negative · equation · calculator · arithmetic · algebra · operation · digit · integer · complement
diminish
To make smaller
deplete · shrink · lower · curtail · deduct · decrement · dwindle · erode · minimize · cut
remove
Take something away
excise · withdraw · extract · take away · strip · detach · separate · deduct · expunge · erase
- math verbsadd, adds, multiply, multiplies, divide
subtractsadds
Joins to increase
contributes · appends · includes · incorporates · inserts
- subtraction errorMistake when taking away
subtract, subtraction, subtracting, subtracted, subtractive, subtracter