Definitions for subtract
səbˈtræktsub·tract

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. subtract, deduct, take off(verb)

   make a subtraction

   "subtract this amount from my paycheck"

2. subtract(verb)

   take off or away

   "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Subtract(verb)

   to withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4

   Etymology: [L. subtractus, p. p. of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, remove; sub under + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Substract.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Subtract

   sub-trakt′, v.t. to take away a part from the rest: to take one number or quantity from another to find their difference.—ns. Subtrac′ter; Subtrac′tion, the act or operation of subtracting: the taking a less number or quantity from a greater.—adj. Subtract′ive, subtracting: tending to subtract or lessen.—n. Sub′trahend, the sum or number to be subtracted from another. [L. sub, under, trahĕre, tractum, to draw away.]

How to pronounce subtract?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of subtract in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of subtract in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of subtract in a Sentence

1. Vaninder Singh:

   Overall, what is clear to us is that the impact, will be limited in the near-term, but much more significant in the medium-term, we expect this event and what it represents to subtract as much as 0.3 percent from growth next year compared to our pre-event baseline and expect Asian central banks to respond with another round of easing.

2. Steen Jakobsen:

   Shale gas and shale oil have added around 0.5 percent to GDP per year in my model, and I think it will now subtract 0.5 to 1.0 percent as projects become unprofitable and credit in the sector tanks.

3. Jeb Bush:

   You got to get to 50 - or pretty close to it - to win. And to get to 50 you have to add, not subtract, and so you can't start subtracting in a primary, and then you always have to keep your eye on the fact that while you're doing that you can't be subtracting for the general.

4. Mother Teresa:

   I never add up. I only subtract from the total dying... . . . It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.

5. Children's Defense Fund:

   Will your child learn to multiply before she learns to subtract

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