subtract

Meaning

To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

Synonyms

deduct

take away

remove

take off

decrease

diminish

abate

reduce

detract

take

delete

abstract

count down

minus

cut

seize

cut off

omit

curtail

bate

truncate

deduce

slash

write off

exclude

expense

hold down

knock off

lessen

limit

missing

rationalise

rationalize

reject

retrench

strike out

strip

taper

throttle

trim

weaken

write-off

factor out

coastdown

trim back

give a demerit

subduct

decrease by

reduce by

deduct from

Translations

subtrahieren

soustraire

abziehen

restar

aftrekken

subtrair

sottrarre

αφαιρώ

quitar

restar

substraer

detrarre

sustraer

ritsen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səbˈtɹækt/

Etymology

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