subtract
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
subtracting
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present participleof subtract.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Then it's the net goal score - taking the goals in favour, and subtracting the goals against.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
That is similar to a 206,000-barrel daily increase announced in March and April, subtracting the portion allotted to the UAE.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
The numbers come from very different sources: ADP’s data draws on the company’s internal figures on how many roles its huge pool of business customers are adding or subtracting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The NAV represents the fair value of the underlying assets, calculated by subtracting the fund’s liabilities from its total assets and dividing the remainder by the number of outstanding shares.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026
Then all the numbers would come out right, and figuring out the child’s age would be a simple matter of subtracting – 4 from 2.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
