subtract

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“I draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“I draw, pull, drag”).

verb

  1. (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number
    If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.

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