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subtract definition

sub·tract (səb trakt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to take away (a part from a whole)
  2. to take away or deduct (one number or quantity from another)

Etymology: < L subtractus, pp. of subtrahere, to draw away underneath, subtract < sub-, sub- + trahere, to draw

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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