subtract

About 1.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb 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.

Similar words

deduct take off delete remove undermine limit withdraw eliminate reduce exclude

Often followed by

the from line a this one it

Word family

subtracted subtracter subtracters subtracting subtracts