subtract
To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
Example
“If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.”
Antonyms
- add
Related words
- missubtract
- subtractable
- subtracter
- subtractive
- unsubtracted
Word history
From Latin "subtractus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “subtract” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.