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subtract

/səb'trækt/

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verb
make a subtraction
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"subtract this amount from my paycheck"

Similar:

deduct take off

Opposite:

add

type of:
calculate work out cipher compute cypher figure reckon
verb
take off or away
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"this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"

type of:
trim back trim down bring down reduce trim cut cut down cut back

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