subtract
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
has subtracted
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present perfectof subtract (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Trade has subtracted from gross domestic product growth for six straight quarters.
From Reuters ● Mar. 8, 2022
But the expiration of emergency federal programs has subtracted from the nation’s overall income.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Trade has subtracted from gross domestic product growth for four straight quarters.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2021
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates that the trade slowdown since 2012 has subtracted about half a percentage point a year from the overall growth rate in the developed world.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2016
He has subtracted you from your body and your body from you, leaving apparently no remainder.
From Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile by John Kendrick Bangs
