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Definition of subtract verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

subtract

verb

NAmE//səbˈtrækt//

[transitive, intransitive] subtract (something) (from something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they subtract

he / she / it subtracts

past simple subtracted

-ing form subtracting

to take a number or an amount away from another number or amount synonym take away 6 subtracted from 9 is 3. opposite add

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subtraction

NAmE//səbˈtrækʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable] compare additionSee subtract in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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