subtracts
- present tense form of subtract (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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To settle the transfer, the U.S. bank subtracts the funds from Bank A's balance and adds them to Bank B's.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The deficit number Newsom presented Friday subtracts the $17.3 billion in cuts agreed to earlier from the $37.9-billion deficit estimate from January.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024
“Italy says that immigration has to be managed at a European level, and now subtracts a part of this problem from the European debate,” he said.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024
The supplemental poverty measure includes both cash and noncash benefits and subtracts necessary expenses such as taxes and medical expenses.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023
Still, if one subtracts all the superstitious elements from the subject, there’s something appealing about the small residue that remains.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
