Another word for subtract | Synonyms for subtract

Another word for subtract

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subtract

v.

deduct, take away, withhold; see decrease 2.

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Another word for subtract

verb

To take away (a quantity) from another quantity:

abate, deduct, discount, rebate, take (off). (Informal) knock off. See increase

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To subtract, we may proceed in either of two ways.
To add or subtract decimals, we must reduce them to the same denomination, i.e.
She can add and subtract with great rapidity up to the sum of one hundred; and she knows the multiplication tables as far as the FIVES.
To subtract £3, 5s.
Into 12D., So That We Subtract £3, 5S.

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